Scientists have been aware for some time that whales contribute to marine ecosystems by "recycling" nutrients. However, the ...

Officials from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said they planned to humanely euthanize the animal but it died before they could.

Teeth are extreme: they evolved at roughly the same time as bones, and they’re the hardest thing in the human body. So why ...

A 20-foot Minke whale stranded in very shallow waters in Barnegat Bay this weekend in the Jersey Shore area later died before marine rescuers could make it to the distressed whale. Video from nearby ...

If you are lucky enough to be obsessed with something, you might find yourself willing to go the distance, even if this goes against your core principles or those of the people around you. For me, ...

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...

In a study published this week in the journal Nature, researchers found that the key to the whales’ lifespans is a ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium have unveiled a new slate of named North Atlantic right whales—a tradition that helps ...

New developments are shining a spotlight on Indigenous culture in Canada’s biggest province—an area that encompasses ...

It took me 42 years to see Uluru. When I finally did, it was so overwhelming I wept tears of joy. It’s not that I had no ...

A whale is dead after a collision with a boat at the Jersey Shore this weekend. Video captured the moment as the boat nearly capsized, and a passenger fell overboard. The whale was pronounced dead ...