The Nazca lived between 100 B.C. and A.D. 800 in what scientists call a tropical desert. Yet just offshore, the sea teemed ...

A remarkable artifact has surfaced in the world of archaeology: a 1,600-year-old ceramic vessel in the shape of a Humboldt ...

This painted penguin pot is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was made about 1,600 years ago and was collected in Peru in the late 19th century. The multicolored ceramic vessel is ...

Only 50 Rice’s Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It’s Too Late? In 2021, researchers identified a new whale species and are now scrambling to save their natural habitat ...

Humpback whale injured by boat propeller in Glacier Bay The national park is seeking information on the circumstances of the collision by Natalie Buttner Thursday, July 3, 2025 1:01pm News Whales ...

The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with ships in its waters. The whale is the North Atlantic right whale, which ...

The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with ships in its waters. The whale is the North Atlantic right whale, which ...

NOAA Fisheries NOAA says shipboard whale alert technology will be vital to maintaining the tiny population of Rice’s whales in the Gulf of Mexico as oil and gas development booms.

A white humpback whale, a seldom seen ocean dweller, recently made an appearance off the coast of Australia, video footage shows. Photographer Chris Prestidge spotted the young marine mammal along ...

Sydney’s harbor becomes a humpback highway in winter as the whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding areas off Australia’s coast.

Killer whales that belong to a small population living off the coast of North America groom each other by rolling pieces of kelp between themselves and a companion.