The storied group has a remarkable history of daring protests and high-profile blunders. It faces a reckoning in North Dakota ...

A humpback whale urinating near Hawaii. Credit: Lars Bejder/NOAA Scientists have long understood that microbes, zooplankton, and fish are vital sources of recycled nitrogen in coastal waters.

The North Atlantic right whale, a species that can be seen in New Jersey during the summer, is on the brink of extinction.

Plans to save a reminder of the D-Day landings have been unveiled as Southampton prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Temporary bridges known as Whales formed part of the floating ...

A humpback whale and her calf are two of thousands of whales who create a newly discovered "conveyor belt," carrying huge quantities of critical nutrients from high latitudes to the tropics. (Credit: ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species.

Those long, thin ropes that stretch from seafloor to surface have come under scrutiny for entangling endangered and threatened humpback whales. It’s an issue so contentious that in 2017 ...

Many whales travel thousands of miles from their summer foraging areas to winter grounds for breeding and calving. Nitrogen and other elements can be released in the form of urine, carcasses ...

All whales have typical mammalian characteristics. Whales are eutherian, or placental, mammals that give birth to live offspring. They have mammary glands, lactate, and nurse their young. Whales all ...

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