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Humpback Whales May Leap off Endangered Species List
Despite almost hunting these beautiful creatures to extinction, humpback whales may soon be graduating from the endangered species list, thanks to efforts that...
Endangered Right Whales Break Spring Birth Record
A baby boom in the Atlantic for the endangered right whale has naturalists cheering. A record 39 calves born this spring shatters...
Oil Companies Suspend Seismic Activities to Protect Gray Whales
A major oil and gas consortium has agreed to suspend planned seismic testing off Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East, a crucial feeding...
Yoga with Beluga Whales at Georgia Aquarium (Video)
The goal of yoga is to achieve inner peace and one yoga class is lifted to higher levels because beluga whales preside over the...
Energy-Saving Technology Inspired By Humpback Whales’ Flippers
A new energy-saving wind turbine has been modeled after the flippers of humpback whales. The bumps on the whales' flippers allow water to...
Senegalese Fishermen Save Dozens of Stranded Whales
Local fishermen struggled through the night to return dozens of stranded pilot whales back to the sea on Wednesday after the animals mysteriously beached...
UPDATED w/ Video- Dolphin Rescues Stranded Whales, Leads Them Out to Sea
A caring dolphin guided two stranded whales to safety after human attempts to keep the animals off a New Zealand beach failed, a conservation...
Australian is Saving Whales, Seals and Turtles With Incredible Passion
Rupert Imhoff, a young financier, is an animal rights hero in Australia. Through his online networking against cruelty toward marine animals, he has attracted...
U.S. Court Blocks Navy Sonar Use to Protect Whales
A federal court issued an injunction on Monday, once again blocking the U.S. Navy from using a type of sonar that wildlife supporters say...
Shipping Lanes Near Boston Shifted to Protect Whales
"For the first time in US history busy shipping lanes have been changed to protect wildlife. This weekend, lanes near Boston Harbor were shifted...
Judge Rules for Whales in Navy Sonar Case
For those of you concerned that the Navy was going ahead this week with exercises at sea utilizing underwater sonar known to harm whales...
Fishermen Take Lead in Helping Endangered Whales
The decades-old saga of the endangered Northern right whale has long stranded animal welfare advocates and the lobstermen on opposite shores of Cape Cod...
Good News in History, April 23
110 years ago today, the first-ever baseball game was played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Then known as Weeghman Park, its original occupants were...
In World First, Scientists Share What Was Almost Certainly a Conversation with a Humpback Whale
In a world first, marine biologists were able to have a discourse with a humpback whale, pushing out the boundaries of cooperation and understanding...
Good News in History, March 27
76 years ago today, a mere 11 days after being released from prison, jazz singer Billie Holiday played in front of a sold-out crowd...
Gray Whale, Extinct for Centuries in Atlantic, Is Spotted in Cape Cod
In an incredibly rare event, the New England Aquarium aerial survey team sighted a gray whale off the New England coast last week, a...
Onlookers ‘in Awe’ After Orca Pod Leaps Out of Water Just Meters From the Beach – WATCH
Beach goers near Seattle experienced an incredible sighting last week when a pod of orcas began leaping out of the water just meters from...
Good News in History, January 16
45 years ago today, Life on Earth debuted on BBC 2. Its gravitas at the time for British television has a parallel in our time to...
Why Are So Many Old Maps Covered in Sea Monsters? Nat. Geo Dives Deep
Everyone knows that our ancestors believed the seas and oceans were the domains of monsters, but the extent of this fear, as depicted in...
Elderly Woman’s Dream of Petting a Penguin is Fulfilled for Christmas–it Brings Her to Tears (WATCH)
An elderly woman cried tears of joy when her daughter fulfilled her lifelong dream of petting a real penguin.
Christine Cross is a super fan...