Their analysis — which involved examining genetic data and 25 years’ worth of photos — revealed that just 7% of male ...

The young whale was a popular humpback who put on shows for whale watchers this summer — once tail throwing directly beneath ...

Whales are not only the biggest animals on the planet, but they’re among the longest-lived, too. A new analysis reveals that ...

Southern right whales regularly live for over a century — a fact that changes the way we need to think about conservation, and age.

Right whales' population fell about 25% from 2010 to 2020. It has ticked up slightly since then, but the animals are in need of new protections to stave off extinction, conservationists have said.

Early observations indicate that the Pacific humpback whale population is thriving, with numbers approaching levels not seen since before the era of commercial whaling. This season promises to be an ...