This gave rise to Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative), a 50-plus-person team of marine biologists, A.I. experts, ...

Boaters have been asked to slow down after North Atlantic right whales were spotted near Ocean City, Maryland, in late November. The Ocean City buoy operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

Humans have discovered ways to get rid of old, dead skin cells – and it turns out humpback whales have made this self-care advancement, too. Whales will roll around in sandy, shallow bay areas to ...

New research has revealed that marine mammals who live far below the ocean's surface are not immune from the burden of toxic ...

Songs have lowered in frequency, in part because of changes to ocean water. Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Publishing their findings in the ...

North Atlantic right whales were redetected near Ocean City, Maryland, this month. Now, boaters are being asked to slow down until March. The Ocean City buoy operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

Grey whales have been extinct from the Atlantic Ocean since the 18th century. But scientists spotted one swimming off New England — one of a few sightings in the last 200 years. Scientists were ...

Nowhere in the ocean is now left untouched by a type of "forever chemicals" called "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances," ...

A gray whale believed to be extinct from the Atlantic Ocean for 200 years was suddenly seen swimming near Nantucket last week, a sight that stunned and elated the marine experts who witnessed it.

There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride. Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia have captured rare footage that ...

Whales are among the loudest animals on Earth, but even they can be susceptible to harm from excessive or overly loud noise in the ocean. Scientists have measured blue whales calls as loud as 190 ...

Ginkgo-toothed beaked whales have long remained a mystery, but a groundbreaking sighting may soon change that. View on ...