Killer whales, including calves and juveniles, travel in their family group in the Gulf of Alaska in June 2025. It’s well documented by now that the marine heatwave that hit the Pacific Ocean in 2014 ...

In a remarkable encounter, human scientists at Whale-SETI had what they describe as a "conversation" with a humpback whale ...

A bowhead whale and calf swim in an open-water lead in the Arctic Ocean in this undated photo. (Photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) A long-term study of bowhead ...

This story was supported by grants from the Pulitzer Center and the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism, in partnership with The Seattle Times and Northern Journal. Second of three parts.

A dead humpback whale was spotted in Unalaska Bay on Dec. 4, the third reported dead whale to wash up on the island since Oct. 16. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported the whale to the ...

In the icy waters of Alaska's Bristol Bay, a new study reveals how a small population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) survive the long haul through a surprising strategy: they mate with ...

Populations of bowhead whales were able to hide from hunters under ice, a new study finds, saving them from extinction. But ...

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a recently published study in the journal Ecosphere. The types of ...

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