“Whale Song,” a new public art installation created by French artist Jean-Marie Appriou to demonstrate the historical and mythological significance of whales, premiered at Boston’s Central Wharf Park ...

Having a fiance, Stuart Bearhop, who worked as a professor of ecology at the University of Falmouth proved useful, as he ...

Even as humpbacks rebound in number, their genomes reveal a loss of genetic diversity and a buildup of harmful mutations left ...

A century ago, the appearance of a stranded sei whale on the shore at Langness caused shock and fascination among people on the Isle of Man. Mammoth efforts were needed to move the 48ft (14.6m) ...

The asteroid that struck the Earth 66 million years ago changed far more than life on land. Ocean ecosystems also collapsed in the aftermath of the strike, and, like the non-avian dinosaurs on land, ...

NEW BEDFORD – After celebrating 25 years, the Whaling Historical National Park is still an unknown site to locals. That’s why the Whaling History Alliance wants to change all that. “There are still ...

-- NEW BEDFORD STREETS ECHO WITH THE TALES OF WHALING SHIPS AND LITERARY LEGENDS. HISTORIC STRUCTURES, OFTEN ADORNED WITH INTRICATE DETAILS AND TIMELESS ELEGANCE, TELL THE STORY OF A CITY AND ITS ...

The blue whale, which uses baleen to filter its prey from ocean water and can reach lengths of over 100 feet, is the largest vertebrate animal that has ever lived. On the list of the planet’s most ...

EXCLUSIVE: Whale with Steve Backshall, the latest high-end natural history series out of the UK is racking up international sales, as the Sky Nature show’s executive producer Wendy Darke talked up the ...