Every year, Wikimedia Commons hosts its Picture of the Year contest, bringing together some of the most stunning images ...

A massive humpback whale that crashed ashore on an Oregon beach after getting caught in a crab fishing gear will be euthanized, according to officials. The huge mammal is still alive but is in deep ...

An international team of marine biologists, oceanographers and cetacean specialists has found evidence of a male humpback whale traveling a record-breaking distance, likely in order to breed. In their ...

A stranded fin whale calf may have to be euthanized after being abandoned by her mother. Rescuers fear the baby mammal won't survive after getting stuck in shallow waters off the coast of Cornwall.

A stranded fin whale calf may have to be euthanized after being abandoned by her mother. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD ...