An “extraordinary” whale sighting happened in Boston recently. Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) researchers Ryan Schosberg and Annie Bartlett were hoping for the first 2025-2026 season whale sighting ...

Blue whales are the largest mammals in the world, and they spend much of their lives roaming the deep ocean, where they feed on vast amounts of krill. Blue whales usually inhabit the open sea and are ...

The ocean waters off southern New England continue to see high North Atlantic right whale activity, with the New England ...

Last month, a blue whale was spotted off the coast in waters near Rhode Island by the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life — an “unusual occurrence” according to a NEAQ press ...

A recent whale discovery has blown researchers out of the water on both sides of the Atlantic. An endangered North Atlantic right whale previously only seen off the coast of Ireland last year swam ...

A critically endangered whale that was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts was the same animal spotted off the coast of Ireland in the summer of 2024, scientists have said. Experts ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

If your cherished memories include watching whales breach, spy-hop, and fluke off the coast of Massachusetts on Stellwagen Bank, have we got the island for you. The sheltered bays and sheer underwater ...

BOSTON — Researchers have discovered that a North Atlantic right whale recently sighted in Massachusetts waters is the same whale reported off Ireland last year, an “extraordinary” connection showing ...