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After decades of decline, one of the world’s most endangered whales is showing a faint sign of recovery. Scientists say this ...

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The right whale population increased to 384, up from 376 the year prior, according to estimates released by The North ...

We spoke with the aquarium’s senior scientist, who says while these numbers are encouraging after years of bad news, we’re ...

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

In the United States, just over 2.4 million babies are born by vaginal delivery, according to 2022 birth data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With an average cost of $15,522 per ...

The name of the game for the New York Giants roster-building process in recent years has been all about versatility, and there’s one player who takes versatility to a whole new level: cornerback Dee ...

The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with ships in its waters. The whale is the North Atlantic right whale, which ...

Whale researchers combined modern-day sightings with 19 th century records and are revealing new information about when and where humpback whales give birth along a busy “humpback highway” off ...