What researchers spotted off Cape Cod and the Vineyard recently is something they almost never see in these waters.

Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A hungry killer whale sees a slow, inexperienced target guarded by a single adult. However, orcas cannot reach ...

Rare sightings of massive Blue whale near the Massachusetts coast have surprised scientists. Researchers suspect shifting ...

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sighting took place in Loreto Bay National Park (PNBL) and caps an unprecedented whale watching season, which begins annually in December.

When the asteroid ended the age of non-avian dinosaurs, it cleared ecological space on a global scale. Small survivors ...

Embrace your imagination, creativity, and education with LEGO as they debut new Science Kits to explore the unknown ...

First it was Whale Wars, now it’s krill wars. The groups that took on Japanese whaling in Antarctica now have a new industry in their sights.

As North Atlantic right whales return to Cape Cod Bay, NOAA wants public input on possible changes to vessel speed rules that have protected them.

Narrow-ridged finless porpoises were long assumed to be mostly solitary species with little allomaternal interaction. In a new study, researchers from Kindai University found four infant porpoises ...

A well-established fact of infancy in mammals is that the mother is the primary adult with whom an infant will interact. This holds true across species, from the tiniest shrew to the most massive blue ...

Whale watching in Cabo San Lucas has a seasonal window each year due to migrating whales traveling to warmer breeding waters. The following article looks at migratory patterns, the times of year most ...

How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all. Psalm 104:24 ...