Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A hungry killer whale sees a slow, inexperienced target guarded by a single adult. However, orcas cannot reach ...

What researchers spotted off Cape Cod and the Vineyard recently is something they almost never see in these waters.

Scientists with the New England Aquarium have spotted two endangered blue whales about 15 miles off the coast of southern New England, marking what they believe is the first time ...

At least 30 blue whales have been spotted in the waters of Loreto Bay National Park this season ...

Blue whales were once almost lost as a species due to worldwide commercial whaling activities in the early 1900s. "It was subject to whaling so humans almost drove it extinct," said Catherine Kilduff, ...

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sighting took place in Loreto Bay National Park (PNBL) and caps an unprecedented whale watching season, which begins annually in December.

Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.

The sighting marks the first time endangered blue whales have been recorded in this area of Massachusetts waters.

Three endangered blue whales were seen in waters south of Martha’s Vineyard late last month. The New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team spotted one blue whale and then a duo in separate surveys two ...

In a first-of-its-kind occurrence, three endangered blue whales were recently spotted in two separate instances off the New England coast, according to New England Aquarium researchers. On Feb. 27, ...

Changing ocean conditions making whale prey scarce are causing the mammals to stop singing, a recent study has found. Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Cascadia Research ...

Scientists in Indonesia have tagged a pygmy blue whale for the first time using a drone. Data from the tag revealed a previously unknown path used by the species on its southern migration from ...