The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is on the right track. After teetering on the brink of extinction for over a century, this giant marine mammal (Eubalaena glacialis) is finally ...

Environmental groups worry nixing speed limits will hurt the endangered species' already low population numbers.

Humpback whales were once a global symbol of industrial overreach, hunted so heavily that their haunting songs nearly vanished from the oceans. Today, their numbers are climbing with a speed and scale ...