Finalists: Nathan Denette, The Canadian Press, for his photo of Canada’s high-speed men’s pursuit team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games; Frank Gunn, The Canadian Press, for his photo of Toronto ...

As Arctic ice recedes, orca whales have expanded their hunting grounds, leading to dead beluga and narwhal whales in Northern ...

A beluga whale is hard to mistake for a mermaid unless you're at sea for months, and it's the first thing you see. Here's how ...

The arctic region is one of the coldest places on earth where human survival in nearly impossible, however, there are a ...

Out in the open water, this friendly beluga whale surprised us with the sweetest hello—swimming up close and asking for pets like a playful pup. Gentle, curious, and totally unforgettable, it was one ...

Just like outer space, the ocean is a vast expanse that humans likely won’t be able to explore in its entirety. There is a ...

A dead gray whale measuring about 50 feet in length washed up on the shore in Huntington Beach Friday afternoon, the city’s fire department Marine Safety Division said in a social media post on ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists ... that the most effective approach is to continue to manage human activities without making an emergency order, using existing ...

VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. — There’s new hope in the J Pod of endangered Southern Resident orca whales. A new calf has arrived! On Apr. 6, Center for Whale Research biologist Mark Malleson spotted ...

A rare juvenile minke whale that had repeatedly been seen stranded in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized Tuesday after officials determined the mammal had little chance for survival. The ...

The whales, named Koala and Curlew, “appear to be in good health,” officials says. However, they face dangers from potentially deadly boat strikes due to being close to shore at a tourism hot ...