As humans heat up the world by burning fossil fuels, whales are increasingly vulnerable. Warmer ocean temperatures can affect ...

If you're interested in booking a whale watching tour, you'll want to keep a few things in mind: Some companies impose minimum age requirements for their whale watching trips, so if you're ...

By Michele E. Buttelman, Signal Staff Writer Doña Uhrig, Sunday Editor Southern California is blessed with an amazing climate ...

As research over the past several decades has shown, whales play a critical role in bolstering ocean ecosystems. Many whale ...

But the French Polynesia islands are home to the world's largest marine mammal sanctuary. Whale-watching is an important source of income for region, and authorities have taken steps to promote ...

A San Francisco whale watching business is getting a lot more attention this year thanks to a a dog who helps the crew find ...

Mikhail Pichugin, 45, was finally found 67 days after his engine failed while on an ill-fated whale-watching expedition by a Russian trawler in Russia’s far east, video obtained by East2West ...

The Russian whale watcher who miraculously survived 67 days drifting at sea in an inflatable boat described the harrowing details of how his brother and nephew died weeks before he was finally ...

"The Good Whale" is the new podcast from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions, which explores the years-long journey ...

Mikhail, his brother and his nephew had embarked on a whale-watching expedition in their 15ft boat on August 9 when their engine failed and they began to drift further out to sea. Experts have ...

The Good Whale tells the story of what happened after the hit 1993 film. Since Keiko had to learn how to be wild, he spent ...

Federal prosecutors are recommending that an Alaska fisher serve six months in prison, pay a $25,000 fine and be banned from ...