With an estimated 20,000 whales dying from ship strikes each year, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Mass ...

The Orca Conservancy said the sightings made history. Some whale watchers hope it will again raise awareness of the need to protect them.

"(Native people) are expanding, we are adopting new materials to keep the stories alive. What I find is that I have this ...

"We went to the point and watched as these whales got closer and closer into Penn Cove, all these dozens of people were ...

Somehow, the true story of Free Willy is wilder and more inspirational than the movie. After the film became a hit, fans ...

A new study says persistent organic pollutants in waters off Canada's East Coast are putting killer whales at an elevated ...

"The Good Whale" is the new podcast from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions, which explores the years-long journey ...

The beloved killer whale starred in the 1993 film "Free Willy" and once lived at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Here's how to listen to the new podcast.

An orca at SeaWorld San Antonio was seen splashing a tainted wave of water onto the watching crowd after releasing its feces.

By Michele E. Buttelman, Signal Staff Writer Doña Uhrig, Sunday Editor Southern California is blessed with an amazing climate ...

Some orcas prey on fish, others hunt mammals like seals, sea lions, and otters, and some have even been known to go in packs after larger whale species— especially the babies of these species. Orcas ...

Researchers have explored how Arctic marine species could be impacted by climate change and rising sea temperatures in the future.