New research from the University of St Andrews published today (27 February) in Current Biology, has shown that the role of age in male humpback whale reproduction has changed as populations recover ...

As humpback whale numbers climb back after decades of large-scale hunting, scientists are spotting strange things. A new study reveals that older males are now more likely to father calves, while ...

NOAA has recorded 15 North Atlantic right whale births so far over the 2025-2026 birthing season Getty The North Atlantic right whale population, which is just 384, saw a promising number of new ...

Scientists following humpback whales once brought to the brink of extinction in the South Pacific made a fascinating discovery: Older males were more likely to become fathers and younger males were ...

Researchers observing a southern right whale mother and calf. Whale Research Unit, University of Pretoria, Author provided (no reuse) Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of ...

For decades, southern right whales have been celebrated as one of conservation’s success stories. Once driven to the brink of extinction by commercial whaling, southern right whales slowly returned to ...