Changing ocean conditions making whale prey scarce are causing the mammals to stop singing, a recent study has found.

Once upon a time, the blue whale’s call was the ocean’s version of surround sound. Imagine a haunting, bass-heavy symphony ...

Finalists in the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition capture beautiful images of animals and people oceans.

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, scientists have installed a variety of research equipment – for example, special ...

Whale songs provide key insight into ocean ecology, allowing scientists to make estimations on the prevalence of the species ...

Grey whales have been extinct from the Atlantic Ocean since the 18th century. But scientists spotted one swimming off New England — one of a few sightings in the last 200 years.

The Ocean City buoy operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science detected the presence of right whales east of Ocean City on Nov ...

A gray whale believed to be extinct from the Atlantic Ocean for 200 years was suddenly seen swimming near Nantucket last week, a sight that stunned and elated the marine experts who witnessed it ...

The creatures, which ranged in size from that of a fox to more than 50 feet long, divided their time between the coast and ...

Common dolphins and baleen whales particularly showed an “exponential increase” in strandings, suggesting these species are ...

North Atlantic right whales were detected near Ocean City, Maryland, prompting a Slow Zone for boaters. Boaters are asked to avoid the area or travel at 10 knots or less through April 14.