Cook Inlet beluga whales, an endangered Alaskan population of about 300, use distinct call types for different activities.

A group of surfers were surprised – and scared – when a pod of orcas showed up at a remote wave on an Alaskan Island in the ...

The low, eerie rumbles have travelled up to five miles, been felt through the structures of buildings for decades and have ...

That's why so many discoveries are made not in the field, but in museum backrooms, among wonders half-forgotten for decades.

Cook Inlet belugas swimming in northern Cook Inlet, near Anchorage, Alaska. Photo: Arial BrewerAlaska's Cook Inlet was home to nearly 1,300 beluga ...

A personal watercraft struck an adult gray whale that had just breached off Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, according ...

A 19th gray whale has died in Washington waters this year, a record that points to threats to the population. The whale was ...

Set between Arctic tundra and the icy ocean, Utqiaġvik is the northernmost city in the US, home to about 4,500 people and ...

As more than 2 million cruise passengers are expected to move through Seattle this season, and the economic wave could ...

The 49th state is home to an astounding variety of wildlife: Some species are present at the highest density anywhere in the world. These animals have the power to captivate locals and visitors alike; ...

A remote island in Alaska hides a 20,000-year-old time capsule that suggests the Earth may be about to face a new melt ...