In 2021, researchers identified a new species of whale. Now, they are racing against time to save their natural habitat before the whales disappear for good. Rice's whale is the only resident baleen ...

Scientists say they discovered that two well-known types of killer whales in the North Pacific Ocean are actually two separate species and not just different races. In a study published Wednesday, ...

Researchers figured out that the Bryde’s Whales in the Gulf of Mexico were not, in fact, Bryde’s Whales. Photo: NWF Although we humans certainly do like to think of ourselves as smart, there’s a whole ...

Beaked whales are rarely spotted. Now scientists are using underwater sounds to help identify these elusive creatures.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the ...

“Yes, sadly back in the days of whaling, the Right Whales were called ‘Right Whales’ because they swam close to the coast and would float after they were killed, so the whalers started saying, ‘that’s ...

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 ...

A new open-source device records whale clicks with context, giving AI the data it needs to search for structure in sperm ...

Although we humans certainly do like to think of ourselves as smart, there’s a whole lot about the planet that we don’t know about. Most of those unknowns reside under the surface of the ocean, and in ...

Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's rarest whale species. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It is the world’s rarest whale, ...