Rutgers University scientists are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence in a new way, one they hope can help protect one of the world's most endangered whale species, the North American ...

After several endangered North Atlantic right whales have washed up on beaches this year, including one in Virginia Beach, researchers at UC Santa Barbara have released a real-time analysis map to ...

This visual guide explains the interactions that orcas, also known as killer whales, are having with ships and why scientists ...

Preface -- What is a marine mammal? -- Main groups of marine mammals -- Modern taxonomy of marine mammals -- How to look for marine mammals -- Natural history of marine mammals -- Conservation -- How ...

While well documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australia. However, orcas are actually sighted year-round in all coastal ...

A trio of First Nations researchers is blending traditional knowledge and science to map whale migration and advocate for ...

Whales are forced to pick through a maze of hazards on their annual voyages north, including shark nets and busy shipping routes, mapping suggests. Whale-watching season is in full swing along ...

NANTUCKET - In what could be another blow to the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population, scientists said Wednesday that they recently spotted two entangled whales about 50 miles ...

In the waters off New England, one of Earth's rarest mammals swims slowly, mouth agape. The North Atlantic right whale filters clouds of tiny reddish zooplankton—called Calanus finmarchicus—from the ...

Research can be important in protecting whales from threats like ship strikes, which were responsible for the deaths of 15 North Atlantic right whales between 2017 and 2024 About 370 North Atlantic ...