Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses, and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...

North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered, and only about 70 reproductively active females remain.

Island agencies saw a record number of marine mammal strandings in 2024, responding to more than 40 incidents, the highest in ...

The first North Atlantic right whale mom and calf duo of the season were spotted in Cape Cod Bay heading into spring, the Center for Coastal Studies announced.