Southern right whales have distinctive white and gray patches of thickened skin on their heads known as callosities. Because ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis): The North Atlantic right whale is one of the ...

Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale​ mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

NOAA aims to undo vessel-speed regulation that protects endangered North Atlantic right whales, instead looking at real-time ...

Large vessels must slow down off the Mid-Atlantic coast from November to April to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. The primary threats to the whales are collisions with ships and ...

Experts are worried that one of the 384 North Atlantic right whales left in the world won't survive the winter. According to a Dec. 8 Facebook post from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Researchers track North Atlantic right whale births every year. Why is this calving season getting extra attention?

An “extraordinary” whale sighting happened in Boston recently. Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) researchers Ryan Schosberg and Annie Bartlett were hoping for the first 2025-2026 season whale sighting ...

A new Slow Zone for right whales is in effect east of Ocean City through January 18. Mariners are requested to travel at 10 knots or less in the designated area to protect the whales. North Atlantic ...

(Science Times): Something happened to the population of North Atlantic right whales in the past decade, as their numbers shrank and fewer calves were born. Scientists had long speculated that a ...