A rare whale species has been spotted off the coast of New England.

Now researchers think they know why: Bowhead whales are very good at repairing damaged DNA, which leads to many ailments ...

The Cetacean Translation Initiative (CETI) is using artificial intelligence to help understand sperm whale communications.

Among our favorites is Brussels Sprouts, named as such because the callosity pattern on the 4-year-old male’s head is ...

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

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

Increasingly, some politicians and national delegations at fisheries organizations meetings argue that whale populations should be reduced because whales compete with human beings for ever-scarcer ...