North Atlantic Right Whale Day once again brings scientists, conservationists and the public together on April 24 — both in Provincetown and Boston — to learn about and celebrate a species teetering ...

April 24 marks North Atlantic right whale day in Massachusetts, a day to raise awareness of one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world that visits the Bay State's coast every spring. There ...

Get ready for a whale of a good time later this month. The 40th anniversary of “Whale of a Day,” an event that combines education, family-fun activities and whale watching — as some of the largest ...

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

A groundbreaking ocean sanctuary in Nova Scotia will give formerly captive whales space, dignity, and care in a natural seaside setting.

You don't hear the impending arrival of a whale at first; you feel it. There's a shift in the atmosphere, a sudden silence, and then a blow with a breath so heavy that it cuts through the air with ...

A 12-foot pilot whale was rescued after stranding on a riverbank in Nova Scotia, Canada, officials said. Photo from Fisheries and Oceans Canada A whale was recently rescued after it became stranded on ...

Not far from the beaches of Sydney, something remarkable happens each winter: From May to November, tens of thousands of humpback whales pass right by the city as they migrate along Australia’s east ...