Interpreting Barnacle Fossils to Track Whale Migration By examining the barnacles on the fossilized whale bone, scientists were able to determine the migration route of the whale. Isotopic signatures ...

The presence of right whales detected east of Ocean City on March 28 has let to a new right whale Slow Zone in effect through ...

North Atlantic right whales are at a breaking point. Because of this, 2026 is a “make-or-break” year for the whales. With fewer calves being born each calving season, and many not surviving to ...

In a rare sighting, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, first photographed in 2024 off the coast of Ireland, was recently reidentified near Boston, U.S., on Nov. 19. This is the first ...