How do you give a whale a health checkup? Scientists have been collecting respiratory droplets from North Atlantic right ...

The documentary on the challenges facing the iconic New England sea mammal was screened at Marblehead's Abbot Public Library.

Every winter, North Atlantic right whales migrate from the North Atlantic to the warmer waters off the southern coasts, the ...

Right whales, still recovering from intensive whale hunting, have added a few more individuals to their small population.

Friday is Endangered Species Day and experts are reminding Rhode Islanders of the plight of the North Atlantic right whale. Right whales' habitat is off the Eastern Seaboard, where they stay close to ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct. The ...

A new study published today in The ISME Journal marks the first time scientists have shown a connection between respiratory ...

CAPE COD BAY, Mass. -- A North Atlantic right whale and her calf were spotted in the Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts on March 27. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution posted the footage to YouTube ...

BOSTON — New England Aquarium scientists are drawing attention to the low number of North Atlantic right whales born this calving season while welcoming several females who gave birth for the first ...