7+ hour, 24+ min ago  (414+ words) ST. LOUIS " The world's largest animal is now the centerpiece of a new immersive exhibition at the Saint Louis Science Center. "The Blue Whale Story" invites visitors to dive deep into the life, science and conservation of blue whales through…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (169+ words) Apr 18, 2026, 7: 43 PM An endangered male sei whale found floating dead in Newark Bay in early April was 44 feet long and weighed an estimated 15 tons, according to final findings released after a necropsy. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center and the Atlantic…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago  (36+ words) The 9-foot-long Great White Shark is working its way up the Jersey Shore, last pinged off the coast of Ship Bottom on Tuesday. 9-foot-long Great white shark pinged swimming off Jersey Shore...

15+ hour ago  (389+ words) Habanero, a loggerhead turtle, fought for survival after a stranding. His story reveals insights into ocean health, parasitic threats, and pioneering veterinary surgery. Poor Habanero, a giant turtle, was found covered in tiny, blood-sucking leeches that made him very sick....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (502+ words) When a humpback whale became entangled in a craypot line off Kaik'ura last week, witnesses described it thrashing in distress for ten minutes before eventually freeing itself. It was a fortunate outcome. In one recent Australian case, rescuers removed hundreds…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (585+ words) But nature loves to shatter our neat little categories. A groundbreaking international study published in Royal Society Open Science has completely disrupted our understanding of whale geography. Researchers have confirmed that two individual humpback whales made mind-boggling journeys between the…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago  (316+ words) For much of modern history, humans viewed self-awareness as a trait that separated us from the rest of the animal kingdom. Research led by Sea Shepherd board member Diana Reiss has helped steadily dismantle that idea. A marine mammal scientist…...

21+ hour, 5+ min ago  (520+ words) North Atlantic right whales were once hunted so heavily that they were pushed to the brink of disappearance. A rare piece of good news has arrived for one of the world's most endangered whales: North Atlantic right whales welcomed 23 calves…...

21+ hour, 29+ min ago  (630+ words) Increased sightings of the world's two largest whale species offers fresh hope for the future of the endangered ocean giants, say scientists. More than 40 years since the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of…...

1+ day, 5+ min ago  (643+ words) "Losing sharks wouldn't just be an ecological disaster; it would be a profound moral failure." A petition drawing attention to a crisis involving both shark deaths and the treatment of migrant workers on distant-water fishing vessels could put billions of…...