Although we humans certainly do like to think of ourselves as smart, we only just discovered a new species of whale. The Rice's whale.

The ocean welcomes four precious right whale calves! Learn about their mothers, calving challenges, and efforts to protect ...

The most famous fictional tale about a whale is, of course, Moby Dick. Captain Ahab is obsessed with finding and killing the ...

The new vessel speed rules proposed by the National ... The right whale is among six out of the 13 great whale species that are classified as endangered or vulnerable. They numbered more than ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England.

NOAA has proposed new speed restrictions for boats across the East Coast that Gov. Maura Healey hopes will be amended.

A lawsuit was filed against a New Jersey offshore wind project with allegations that it will cause great harm to the North Atlantic right whale population.