Oregon’s attempt to remove a dead sperm whale by explosion became a chaotic and cautionary tale.

TV series 'Lost In' with DJ BBQ premiered its episodes of Fall River and New Bedford. Here's what was featured and how to ...

I have much to be grateful for what’s happened in the past year as I continue to struggle with terminal cancer. Profound thanks are long overdue to many people, and I’m gonna give them here, though I ...

In most countries around the world whaling is illegal, but that wasn’t always the case. Gray whales in particular were hunted to near extinction and they were also known to be some of the fiercest ...

Matthew Wooller couldn’t believe his ears after a California researcher rang his cellphone recently. The radiocarbon expert said a few of Wooller’s submitted fossils were from woolly mammoths that ...

Matthew Wooller couldn’t believe his ears after a California researcher rang his cellphone recently. The radiocarbon expert said a few of Wooller’s submitted fossils were from woolly mammoths that ...

In the waters off British Columbia, an unusual partnership unfolds. Resident killer whales trail Pacific white-sided dolphins to hunt Chinook salmon, and may even share fish scraps with them, a new ...

Northern bottlenose whale populations have struggled to rebound, even though commercial whaling was outlawed in their habitats more than 50 years ago. Long-term monitoring shows that one population of ...

While it may feel like an uncommon occurrence, whales beaching in Florida is a common enough happening when looking back through the lens of history. Yet, our fascination with these creatures means ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

UPDATE: Humpback whale stranded on the Oregon Coast to be euthanized A humpback whale that spent the weekend trapped in fishing nets and then stranded on shore near Yachats was still breathing on ...

Years back, I got a charter call from a well-known and highly skilled underwater photographer named Michael DeGruy. His boat was out of commission for maintenance, and he needed to get on the water to ...