Life expectancy prediction using data collected over four decades reveals southern right whales' exceptionally long lives — ...

Although southern right whales have always been thought to reach impressive ages, scientists originally estimated their ...

Three critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the United States' ...

Bowhead whales — cousins of right whales — can also live incredibly long lives, with some surviving for two centuries. As ...

The results revealed that while the median lifespan of Southern right whales is 73.4 years, 10 percent are capable of ...

Entangled right whales were seen off the coast of Massachusetts, and scientists say one of them is likely to die.

The data revealed that Southern right whales can live for more than 130 years, with some speculated to reach the ripe old age ...

A survey team said a thick rope was located over one whale’s head and back, which could cause its eventual death.

Three North Atlantic right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the coast of the U.S. just this month, ...

New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years—almost twice as long ...

Two North Atlantic right whales entangled in lines were spotted in waters off Nantucket earlier this month, the National ...

The two whales have been identified as a juvenile male — which authorities think will “likely to die” — and a 13-year-old ...