James Grogan with the Museum of Alaska reports on the storage plan for the fin whale skeleton once it's off the beach. The ...

The fin whale that washed ashore near Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in November will be moved and taken to a museum on Friday.

Throughout the course of the day, the whale traveled up the coastline, passing a fishing boat, a ferry and a kayaker, occasionally changing directions. Photos ...

On Thursday, dozens of volunteers gathered on the Anchorage mudflats to cut apart the 47-foot-long juvenile fin whale that ...

North Atlantic right whales have stocky black bodies, no dorsal fin, short pectoral fins and v-shaped blow holes. Their tails are wide with deep notches and their bellies are black with irregular ...

Mar. 15—The 47-foot fin whale that washed up on the Anchorage mudflats in November, drawing hundreds of visitors and becoming a citywide phenomenon, has found a permanent home at a Wasilla museum.

They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, with many species migrating long distances between ...

The crypto market may be experiencing volatility, but whales are actively accumulating key altcoins. As institutional interest grows, several standout altcoins are seeing increased activity, pointing ...

A humpback whale urinating near Hawaii. Credit: Lars Bejder/NOAA Scientists have long understood that microbes, zooplankton, and fish are vital sources of recycled nitrogen in coastal waters.

For too long, Humpback whales' urinary contributions to the ocean have been overlooked. Photograph By Martin Van Aswegen, NOAA Permit 21476 In the deep blue water, a one-month-old humpback whale ...

A humpback whale and her calf are two of thousands of whales who create a newly discovered "conveyor belt," carrying huge quantities of critical nutrients from high latitudes to the tropics. (Credit: ...

When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water to the surface. Now new research shows that whales also move tons of nutrients thousands of miles—in their urine.