Somewhere deep in the Pacific, off the sunset-lit cliffs of Big Sur and the fog-wrapped bluffs of Mendocino, the largest ...

Sounding the alarm. The sound of the blue whale’s singing has decreased off the coast of California, frightening scientists ...

The waters off California have grown quieter, and scientists are listening. New research from the Monterey Bay Aquarium ...

Blue whale vocalizations have dropped by 40% over six years, with researchers linking the decline to krill shortages caused by marine heatwaves like “The Blob.” ...

Scientists have discovered that changing ocean climates are affecting seabird distribution in the California Current Ecosystem, which could be an indicator of troubling changes ahead. A new study ...

The whale was resting on top of the water and wasn’t feeding or diving — just snorkeling along very quietly, according to the Applied California Current Ecosystem Studies research team, a ...

On May 24, scientists were shocked and excited to spot a North Pacific right whale — one of the rarest whale species in the world — off the coast of Marin County, California.

Florida State University researchers have analyzed the carbon exported from surface waters of the California Current Ecosystem — the first-ever study to quantify the total carbon sequestration ...

In an extraordinary sighting, a critically endangered North Pacific right whale was spotted off the Marin County coast on Friday, thrilling scientists. One of the rarest whales in the world, only ...