Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.

Rich in minerals and naturally heated by geothermal energy, the waters of this iconic spa are prized for their healing properties. Here’s how to experience them for yourself.

Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. It’s an encouraging ...

Once dismissed as sticks and forgotten in a museum, the 5,000-year-old tools show prehistoric people hunted whales far from the Arctic. Picture of Krista McGrath analyzing one of the harpoons that ...

From the reintroduction of grey wolves in Yellowstone National Park to throwing pufflings off cliffs, there are times when human intervention has proved successful ...

The state’s environmental agency has the authority to investigate and issue fines for illegal spills, but lacks sufficient ...

The dispute over Greenland is ultimately a North American dispute, and its logic is rooted firmly in the Monroe Doctrine, which has been guiding American policy off and on since 1823.

Iceland is one of three countries that still permits commercial whaling. The activists headed to trial this week are calling ...

Images of long-abandoned places around the world are on show in an absorbing photography exhibition in Glasgow.

A Greenlander interviewed by The New York Times said he opposes the U.S. gaining control of the world’s largest island because he is “afraid” it would upend his ability to hunt whales and seals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although whaling is an ancient practice, just how ancient it is and who the first whalers were, is unclear. But the discovery of ...