Japan is bolstering its undersea capabilities against regional threats from China with its new Taigei-class “Big Whale” ...

Whalebacks were invented and designed by Capt. Alexander McDougall (1845-1923), a Scottish immigrant and industrialist.

Today in the history of astronomy, Albert II provides invaluable physiological data, part of a long line of animal ...

Big Mama, a well-known humpback whale, was seen in the Haro Strait with her eighth calf. Getty Images/iStockphoto The first baby humpback whale of the season has been spotted swimming in the ...

“We’re always eager to see who the first calf of the season will be,” said Pacific Whale Watch Association Executive Director Erin Gless, “and we’re always anxious waiting for Big Mama ...

Caio Ribeiro Eagle Wing Tours / Pacific Whale Watch Association A killer whale has become a first-time mom after a peachy-orange calf was spotted swimming with her off Washington, a whale watching ...

Researchers have reported the first sighting of a North Atlantic right whale calf in Massachusetts waters so far this year. North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered, and there are ...

The first North Atlantic right whale mom and calf duo of the season were spotted in Cape Cod Bay heading into spring, the Center for Coastal Studies announced. “The first sighting of mother/calf ...

For the first time in 2025, a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf have been sighted in Cape Cod Bay. Right whale mother nicknamed "Nauset" #2413 was seen with her calf on March 11 during an ...

The first-ever dissection of the world’s rarest whale has enabled Indigenous people and conservation scientists in New Zealand to learn more about one of their taoka, which means treasure in the ...

PUGET SOUND, Wash. — The first of many Sounder gray whales returning to Puget Sound was seen in the Salish Sea earlier this week. The whale’s appearance marks the continuance of a recent trend ...