During a period of the 19th century, Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts was a hub for whaling around the world. Peggi Godwin of the Nantucket Historical Association talked about the history ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A ship strike may be to blame for the death of a sperm whale that stranded north of Charleston earlier this year. The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network assisted in the ...

Lead Independent Director at Microsoft and former Group Worldwide Chair for Johnson & Johnson brings extensive experience in life sciences innovation, governance and operations BOSTON, November 20, ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network has released the necropsy update of the dead sperm whale that was found in North Charleston in February. Sample results ...

It’s well known that cargo vessels and whales don’t mix; whale-ship collisions are one of the leading causes of death for the majestic creatures. However, between high-profile accidents, careful ...

A new study has quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened by shipping: blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales.

A new study found that shipping occurs in more than 90 percent of whale ranges, where the animals can often get hit—becoming what scientists grimly refer to as “ocean roadkill.” By combining ...

Collisions are the leading cause of death worldwide for large whale species. Yet global data on ship strikes of whales are hard to come by—impeding efforts to protect vulnerable whale species.

The endangered blue whale, the largest animal ever to live, was found to be disproportionately impacted around the Azores Islands, the West Coast of the U.S. and around the southern tip of India.

Survivors of the whale attack drifted at sea for months, succumbing to starvation, dehydration—and even cannibalism Eli Wizevich History Correspondent A whale attacks a boat in Frank Goodrich's ...

The study, led by the University of Washington, combined big data and statistical modeling to produce the first estimates of risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for these four geographically ...