ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted ...

Our expert-vetted content is grounded in current scientific publications, yet we acknowledge science’s ever-evolving nature. Read our full editorial and disclosure policy. The air-water interface ...

The carcass was found Saturday night along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, near the mouth of Fish Creek and just south of ...

They relocate to warmer oceanic areas to breed. The migratory patterns of blue whales are generally less well understood and seem more unpredictable than other baleen whales, even skipping migration ...

Being the absolute biggest animal on our planet, easily beating the other contenders in our list of the top 10 biggest animals in the world, whales demand our respect. It isn’t easy to comprehend just ...

The migratory patterns of blue whales are generally less well understood and seem more unpredictable than other baleen whales, even skipping migration some years. Blue whales are primarily ...

Blue whales do not live in the pods common for other whale species, preferring a solitary life with occasional aggregations for breeding and foraging. They are found in small numbers throughout the ...

One of the world's rarest whale species has seen a slight population ... hunt by whalers who sought their blubber for oil and their baleen plates (which the whales use to filter their food ...

“These baleen plates hold no value, however, form a scientific history of the whales ... Let us please respect our environmental laws.” The City has a variety of whale species that occur along its ...