The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is urging fisheries to "exercise extreme caution" after finding a whale entangled ...

Concerns have been brewing in recent days as word of large-scale layoffs at NOAA and its sister branch the National Weather ...

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water to the surface. Now new ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

Still, although Simancas felt he had been swallowed, humpback whales have filter feeders which cannot completely eat someone ...

Scientists previously thought the narwhal’s trademark tusk helps males compete for mates, but new evidence suggests it may also have a role in foraging and play.

In recent years, researchers have documented salmon surviving in North Slope rivers, bowhead whales expanding their foraging ...