Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A subtle puff of mist over the horizon, the curve of a dark smooth back sliding beneath the surface, or for the fortunate, ...

Every year, gray whales embark on one of nature’s most epic migration journeys. Here’s what we know about it, according to biological research.

Whale placentas only float on the surface of the ocean briefly, so collecting them for scientific study is incredibly rare.