Somewhere in the North Pacific Ocean there is a whale. There are, of course, many whales, if rather fewer than there were a couple of hundred years ago. But this whale is different. It is a male ...

These tours are generally beneficial for whales, but they can also stress them out. Here’s how to ensure that your trip does more good than harm. A gray whale “spyhops,” a vertical position ...

Whale researchers combined modern-day sightings with 19 th century records and are revealing new information about when and where humpback whales give birth along a busy “humpback highway” off ...

New England Aquarium Whale Watches kicked off on May 16 They depart from Boston’s Central Wharf New England Aquarium naturalists serve as guides onboard the whale watch cruises as passengers If ...

Western Europeans crafted hunting weapons out of bones from whales stranded on the Atlantic shoreline between 20,000 and 14,000 years ago, researchers report May 27 in Nature Communications.

Despite having eyes the size of an orange, the humpback whale has limited visual acuity, similar to nearsightedness, research shows 1. That makes it vulnerable to becoming entangled in fishing ...

Another dead whale has washed up in the Bay Area. A dead gray whale was seen Wednesday floating in San Francisco Bay near Rodeo, not far from the Phillips 66 San Francisco Refinery. Scientists ...

Climate change poses severe threat to bowhead whale habitat Date: May 22, 2025 Source: University of Adelaide Summary: New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout ...

Whales may again swim close to Seacoast shores this summer, after a 2024 breach and boat strike incident off Odiorne Point in Rye that toppled two men into the water and captured a global audience.

With large, grapefruit-sized eyes, it would make sense if humpback whales had decently strong eyesight. So, why do these intelligent cetaceans continue to become entangled in fishing gear?

Skipper Colin Barnes said the whales have left his search area of ocean off Cork because the sprat they feed on has been fished to near extinction Humpback whale: 'It’s devastating to see what ...

Dead Whales and the Explosive Danger You Didn’t Know About Posted: June 3, 2025 | Last updated: June 3, 2025 Whales are fascinating creatures, but when they die, they can pose unexpected dangers ...