Blue whales are the largest mammals in the world, and they spend much of their lives roaming the deep ocean, where they feed ...

Inside the Growing Threat to Whales in the San Francisco Bay and beyond SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A troubling trend is unfolding ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists ...

Whales are not only the biggest animals on the planet, but they’re among the longest-lived, too. A new analysis reveals that right whales can live for more than 130 years, almost twice as long as ...

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

Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A hungry killer whale sees a slow, ...