The dead fin whale that was discovered on an Oregon beach Feb. 7 was a subadult that recently moved on from its mother but was not yet fully grown, officials said Feb. 11. Portland State University ...

The Australian Right Whale Research Study receives funding from the Minderoo Foundation and in kind support from many organisations and volunteers. For decades, southern right whales have been ...

A 46-foot-long fin whale washed ashore in Clatsop County on the Oregon coast Saturday morning. Officials from the Seaside Aquarium said the whale had already been dead for some time before washing up ...

SEASIDE, Ore. — A 46-foot-long fin whale washed ashore dead on an Oregon coast beach Saturday morning, Seaside Aquarium said. The whale was found north of Sunset Beach near Warrenton. The aquarium ...

A dead fin whale was discovered on Sunset Beach near Warrenton on the Oregon Coast Feb. 7. Jim Riley, 65, of Tualatin, was beach combing just before dawn when he came across the carcass. There was an ...

Researchers find that fecal transplants may improve age-related gut issues. The study, conducted on mice, has interesting real-world implications. Here, a gastroenterologist explains the findings and ...

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Sometimes we get walloped with the messiness of life when we least expect it. Take what happened in Tainan, Taiwan. On January 17, 2004, a 66-ton sperm whale died and was beached on the southwestern ...

Annie Harshbarger had been interested in animal behavior ever since she was young. Now, as a doctoral candidate at Duke University’s Marine Lab, she is currently building her thesis on decision-making ...

Another North Atlantic right whale that frequented Cape Cod Bay — and once triggered closure of the canal — has died after months in failing health from a severe fishing gear entanglement, a ...

A Philippine Airlines flight went down the toilet after crewmembers were forced to scoop poop mid-air due to a lavatory malfunction, as seen in a viral video. A Philippines Airlines flight went down ...

For one population of whales, teamwork makes the dream work. In the Kitimat Fjord System in northern British Columbia, humpback whale counts have been growing at a rate of 6 to 8 percent per year; the ...