Every year, gray whales embark on one of nature’s most epic migration journeys. Here’s what we know about it, according to ...

A North Atlantic right whale (NARW) calf, first documented in an aerial survey by the Center for Coastal Studies in April 2025, has now been added to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

After swimming about 60m, I notice a big, murky cloud. It’s blood, though it looks greenish in the water, and I realise that ...

As they begin their yearly migration back to New England waters, I'm hoping for safe passage and fewer ropes and ships in ...

Coon, who also is one of the family owners of the seven-boat Trilogy fleet, said the whales are an essential annual boost to ...

Coon, who also is one of the family owners of the seven-boat Trilogy fleet, said the whales are an essential annual boost to ...

A South Carolina boater recently witnessed a rare sight just a few miles off Hilton Head Island: two North Atlantic right ...

North Atlantic right whales are at a breaking point. Because of this, 2026 is a “make-or-break” year for the whales. With ...

Amy Warren, a scientific program officer and whale expert with the New England Aquarium, says those are sturdy birth numbers ...

The population of the North Atlantic right whale is slowly climbing. What's behind the rise in numbers and what more can be done to save the species from extinction?

There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to reproduce by 2035.

But experts say the endangered species, which now has about 384 members, needs many more young to stave off the possibility of extinction.