When Surtsey erupted from the sea in 1963, it became a living experiment in how life begins anew. Decades later, scientists ...

Scientists have been aware for some time that whales contribute to marine ecosystems by "recycling" nutrients. However, the ...

A canoer thought he was getting a quiet day on the water Saturday. Instead, he was treated to an unforgettable up-close encounter with one of the ocean's greats off the coast of Encinitas. Craig ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists ...

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BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest-standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction. Conservative ...

Humphrey the Whale made his way Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta where he remained for weeks Local citizens, scientists and military coordinated an armada to guide him out Humphrey's visit produced ...

PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina (AP) — After coming back from the brink of extinction, Southern right whales are swimming in greater numbers off the coast of Argentina's Patagonia this year, delighting ...

A bright yellow vessel cut through the Morro Bay Harbor like a sunbeam on Monday morning as the captain consulted his radar for clusters of birds and sea lions — clues for finding humpback whales.

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