A dead whale found floating in Newark Bay was identified as an endangered sei whale after a necropsy, officials say.

Scientists have proven a mammal that was believed to be a whale subspecies is actually a new species entirely, and the new species is critically endangered. Researchers took a closer look at the ...

FADEL: The New England Aquarium has been counting, and 18 North Atlantic right whale calves were born so far this breeding season. FADEL: We asked Nora Ives. I'm not an expert. She's a marine ...

One of the world’s rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the giant mammal to ...

One of the world's rarest whale species is experiencing a welcome increase in new births this year, though experts warn that many more are needed to avert the possibility of extinction. The North ...

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An endangered species of whale has had a promising number of new babies. (SOUNDBITE OF WHALE CALL) FADEL: The New England Aquarium has been counting, and 18 North Atlantic right whale calves were born ...