There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to ...

Beaked whales are rarely spotted. Now scientists are using underwater sounds to help identify these elusive creatures.

Whale ancestors were terrestrial mammals that walked on four legs. This bone structure that helped them walk eventually ...

Marine researchers have mapped the density of one of the most endangered large whale species worldwide, the North Atlantic right whale, using new data to help avoid right whales' harmful exposure to ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. John Ford still recalls ...