There were fewer than a dozen confirmed births of North Atlantic right whales this season, the fewest since 2020. The species ...

The population of North Atlantic right whales, an endangered species that has been the focus of conservation efforts for ...

North Atlantic Right Whales face threats. Scientists use NASA satellites to monitor their food source, Calanus finmarchicus.

A whale thought to have died three years ago has suddenly reappeared off the coast of Massachusetts. Calvin, a North Atlantic ...

Cape Cod’s waters now host two high-tech buoys that listen for endangered right whales. How does this help protect these ...

Seasonal trap and gillnet closures to protect right whales are in effect through Thursday, May 15, due to the continued presence of right whales off the Massachusetts coast, according to ...

In the waters off New England, one of Earth's rarest mammals swims slowly, mouth agape. The North Atlantic right whale ...

The New England Aquarium is drawing attention to the presence of more than 75 North Atlantic right whales sighted in the ...

A wounded whale thought to have died nearly three years ago has suddenly reappeared off Massachusetts, proving mystery still surrounds one of the world’s most endangered sea creatures.

The North Atlantic right whale filters clouds of tiny reddish zooplankton—called Calanus finmarchicus—from the sea. These zooplankton, no bigger than grains of rice, are the whale's lifeline.

Baleen whales shift huge amounts of nutrients, including nitrogen, from high-latitude feeding waters to tropical breeding ...