More than 50 melon-headed whales were found washed ashore and dead on a beach to the northeast of Tokyo, even as rescuers were striving to save 32 more by releasing them into the sea in a nearby

Scientists develop a method for studying the whales stomach contents without killing them

In the last six months, Japanese fisherfolk sold 52 Minke whales under the country's controversial scientific whaling programme. This sale was made possible by changing the previous law to suit the

The hygiene secrets of pilot whales might hold the key to ecofriendly paint for ships. It seems the whales have specially adapted skin that repels would be hangers-on. A team of researchers from the

Whales and dolphins could be

Saving just two female northern right whales a year could halt the decline of the species. Female right whales are by far the most vulnerable among the species, shows an analysis of over 10,000

Recently found fossils provide evidence that mammals were predecessors of whales

A US federal judge rejected a request to extend protection to beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet. This ruling was given in response to a lawsuit filed by six environmental groups and an Alaska

A marooned humpback whale was explo

The International Whaling Commission, which was formed to conserve and utilise whales in a sustainable manner, itself is now struggling for existence