The 2024 population estimate for the North Atlantic right whale, a critically endangered whale species, reached 384, a 2.1% ...

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 ...

The North Atlantic right whale population continues to grow slightly, but advocates say stronger protections are needed for ...

There are around 380 North Atlantic right whales in existence. Scientists identify them by catalog numbers but some also have ...

The slowly rising numbers come after a decade of population declines. But threats including entanglement in fishing gear, ...

The right whale population increased to 384, up from 376 the year prior, according to estimates released by The North ...

New England Aquarium researchers recently documented what they say was a rare sighting of an endangered fin whale and its calf. Scientists on a July 24 aerial survey flew over the Northeast Canyons ...

The “mighty” new prehistoric whale species was about 40 feet long based on the fossilized bones. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...

The [deaths] that hit the hardest are animals like this young whale who never got the chance to contribute to their species.” ...