KITTY HAWK, N.C. — A juvenile female humpback whale washed ashore Friday, the Kitty Hawk Police Department said in a social media post. The whale was found near the Bennett Street Beach Access.

Killer whales are expanding their territory and have moved into Arctic waters as climate change melts sea ice, with two genetically distinct populations being identified by Canadian scientists.

Southern right whales can live 130 years or more — nearly twice as long as previously thought, according to a new study. Photo from Chengyu Wang, UnSplash Southern right whales can live to be ...

To get one, go to the subscriptions page. A third endangered North Atlantic right whale has been reported entangled in fishing gear within one week, this time off the coast of North Carolina.

An endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted entangled in fishing gear off the North Carolina coast on Dec. 16. Becoming entangled in fishing gear is one of the two leading causes of death ...

Humpback whale calves communicate with their mothers with “burping, barking and snorting sounds,” according to a new study. Photo from Swanson Chan, UnSplash As many parents can attest ...

We know that whale calves and mothers communicate with one another, but what are they trying to say? A new study has provided fresh insights into the vocalizations of young humpback whales ...

But then he captured the unexpected arrival of a humpback whale joining the hunt. “Holy moly,” Peter exclaims in the video footage as the whale rises out of the water in front of him and takes ...

An approximately 25-foot, deceased humpback whale washed ashore Tuesday on the western end of Napeague State Park in Amagansett, according to the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society. The Hampton ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the same two right whales were spotted earlier this year free from fishing gear. Photo by NOAA Fisheries, taken under permit #27066.