The sighting marks the first time endangered blue whales have been recorded in this area of Massachusetts waters.

Scientists found evidence that killer whales may hunt and eat other killer whales, revealing new insights into how ...

An annual whale report released by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium on October 22, 2025, made waves in the conservation community. Every year, the “report card” details the status of North ...

Scientists have proven a mammal that was believed to be a whale subspecies is actually a new species entirely, and the new species is critically endangered. Researchers took a closer look at the ...

FADEL: The New England Aquarium has been counting, and 18 North Atlantic right whale calves were born so far this breeding season. FADEL: We asked Nora Ives. I'm not an expert. She's a marine ...

Learn about the fatal encounters between two groups of killer whales, bringing the idea of whale cannibalism into question.

The North Atlantic right whale is one of our most endangered large whale species. They have been listed as endangered since ...

Two severed fins bearing the tooth marks of other killer whales have raised a troubling question: are some orcas hunting ...

At least 30 blue whales have been spotted in the waters of Loreto Bay National Park this season ...

NOAA aims to undo vessel-speed regulation that protects endangered North Atlantic right whales, instead looking at real-time ...

Right whales can also be difficult to spot from boats due to their dark-colored skin and lack of a dorsal fin.