Any individual with a name like Peter Rabbit might be expected to crave carrots and cabbage, but there is now a bearer of the name that, instead, has a voracious appetite for zooplankton. The list was ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium are unveiling a new slate of North Atlantic right whale names, an annual tradition that helps researchers in the field identify the critically endangered animals ...

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 ...

Scientists confirmed the first east-to-west Atlantic migration of a North Atlantic right whale, traveling 3,000 miles from ...

Dominica recently set aside nearly 800 square kilometers of the Caribbean Sea as the world’s first Sperm Whale Marine ...

Whale-watchers can catch a glimpse right from New York City. A whale-watching excursion that embarks straight from New York City offers passengers an opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle and ...

The number of North Atlantic right whales has grown slightly, continuing a recent positive trend that has researchers "cautiously optimistic" about the critically endangered species. The whale ...

Sperm whales rattle off pulses of clicks while swimming together, raising the possibility that they’re communicating in a complex language. Credit...Amanda Cotton Supported by By Carl Zimmer Ever ...