Dick Van Dyke recalled falling asleep and seeing "fins" while out on his surfboard, but then the unexpected happened.

People across the UK are being invited to take part in nationwide effort to spot whales, dolphins and porpoises.

And while each case is heartbreaking on its own, it's part of a much bigger pattern. Experts make 'most distressing' ...

The Yangtze finless porpoise is one of the most endangered animals in China. Found only in China’s Yangtze River and nearby ...

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans.

Porpoises, in contrast, are less likely to have close encounters with humans. (No drama, no record.) Instead, sightings were typically by local, less-educated anglers or wealthy travelers — who ...

Two local photographers have captured Cape Porpoise in all its fleeting beauty— sunrise by sunrise, season by season.

So, when the 7-year-old noticed a porpoise trapped in a net while fishing with her father, Edward Acworth, in Lowell’s Cove, she was understandably scared and upset.

The porpoises were released on April 25, 2023, into the Yangtze River at a site with “relatively low levels of human activity,” “abundant fish resources” and a stable local porpoise ...

Scientists studied more than 700 ancient Chinese poems that mention the Yangtze finless porpoise to determine its population history, according to a new study.