ABC News' James Longman reports on scientists' conservation efforts. Antarctica -- Eight layers. Thermals, more thermals, inner layers, outer layers, and waterproofs. I do not do well in the cold. Now ...

Songs have lowered in frequency, in part because of changes to ocean water. Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Publishing their findings in the ...

In a rare piece of good news for whales, humpbacks who live and breed in the southern oceans near Antarctica appear to be making a comeback, with females in recent years having a high pregnancy rate ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Fin whales, which can measure up to 85 feet long and weigh 80 tons, are the second-largest animal species on Earth after the blue whale. They eat krill and small fish, gobbling their prey as they swim ...

Delighted scientists have discovered large pods of rare fin whales feeding together in Antarctica for the first time in nearly 50 years. After commercial whaling was banned in 1976, it appears the ...

MIAMI (AP) — Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and omega-3 pills near Antarctica, The Associated Press has ...

There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride.

A scientist has observed the declining birth rate of southern right whales off the coast of South Africa. Not only is this concerning for the species, but it also indicates widespread disruption to ...

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, fin whales in the Southern Ocean have rebounded and returned to their historical feeding grounds, according to a new survey. By Winston Choi-Schagrin From a ...

MIAMI – Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and omega-3 pills near Antarctica, The Associated Press has learned.