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

Remora species like the whale sucker ( Remora australis) aren’t picky eaters either. When sea lice and other parasites aren’t ...

Cameras mounted on the backs of humpbacks off Australia’s coast offer insights into the relationship between the whales and the fish that hitchhike on them.

The estimated population of the critically endangered whale that traverses N.C. coastal waters has ticked up slightly for the ...

This year's whale season offered spectacular encounters with these majestic giants as thousands of whales migrated along Australia's east coast. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...

Two North Atlantic right whales, a critically endangered species with about 370 individuals, have been spotted entangled in fishing gear southeast of Nantucket, raising alarm among scientists and ...

Right whales, still recovering from intensive whale hunting, have added a few more individuals to their small population.

Australian scientists have noticed a troubling rise in the number of whales caught and tangled in ropes, nets and fishing ...

Scientists have captured rare footage of remoras, also known as sucker fish, hitching rides on humpback whales off the coast ...

Chex Mix had been entangled in fishing gear for months during the summer, and after organizations weren’t able to free the ...

Increasingly, some politicians and national delegations at fisheries organizations meetings argue that whale populations should be reduced because whales compete with human beings for ever-scarcer ...