Warming ocean waters are shrinking whale feeding areas and increasing entanglement risk along the U.S. West Coast.

These whales are not just icons of the Salish Sea, they are living connections to place, culture, and history. In B.C. and Washington, First Nations and Tribes have long-held, deep relationships with ...

The dead fin whale that was discovered on an Oregon beach Feb. 7 was a subadult that recently moved on from its mother but was not yet fully grown, officials said Feb. 11. Portland State University ...

An endangered North Atlantic right whale and her calf were spotted off Florida's Gulf coast, a rare sighting for the area. The whale, named "Millipede," is 21 years old and this is her third known ...

Sometimes we get walloped with the messiness of life when we least expect it. Take what happened in Tainan, Taiwan. On January 17, 2004, a 66-ton sperm whale died and was beached on the southwestern ...

For one population of whales, teamwork makes the dream work. In the Kitimat Fjord System in northern British Columbia, humpback whale counts have been growing at a rate of 6 to 8 percent per year; the ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...

North Jerseyans should be aware of the effects of extreme cold this weekend, from frostbite and numbness to ... exploding trees? That last item is a possibility, according to a viral post on X from ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Online rumors claim extreme cold causes trees to explode, but experts say the truth is less dramatic. Freezing temperatures cause sap and moisture to contract, creating "cracking" sounds without the ...

As we head into the weekend, a major winter storm system is going to slide some of the coldest air we’ve felt in years right over Michigan - and we’re going to be in a deep freeze for a few days. How ...