A fin whale weighing over twelve tons has beached and died on the French Atlantic coast. The carcass was recovered less than a day later. Now an investigation is to clarify why the animal had strayed ...

The deceased Sowersby's beaked whale is "a rare sight on the Thames Estuary".

The beaches of Sydney's Royal National Park have been disrupted by a pungent odor. And its source is drawing in more than just seagulls. A 25-ton sperm whale is rotting on the rock platform of Era ...

If you and your family are looking for a place to spend some summer leisure time, the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Institute has something for you: The skeleton of a 70-foot blue whale that washed ...

The sad fate of a stranded humpback in Germany raises bigger questions about distressed whales – and how to help them.

The dead fin whale that was discovered on an Oregon beach Feb. 7 was a subadult that recently moved on from its mother but was not yet fully grown, officials said Feb. 11. Portland State University ...

A young humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday in Oregon had to be euthanized after two days of rescue efforts. The whale, a roughly 1 to 2-year-old humpback, had surfaced near San Marine ...

A beached whale washed ashore at Rockaway Beach Monday morning. An aerial survey team notified the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society about a whale carcass floating offshore approximately 15 miles ...