From the entanglement of Shelagh, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, to the awe-inspiring appearance of the first blue whale of the season, these events have stunned onlookers and ...

Whale watchers are heading out in growing numbers, and knowing where to go whale watching helps them catch the action at its ...

The fiercest July 4th celebration takes place on New York’s Fire Island every year and involves a boatload of daytime drag queens. The annual Invasion of the Pines tradition began in 1976 when Cherry ...

Blue whales can still be seen though ... and whales are no exception. Alaska is the home of the humpback whale breeding ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The carcass of a young beluga whale was found Friday by canoeists on the Tanana River about 40 miles southwest of Fairbanks — or nearly 1,000 river miles from the Bering ...

July is a great time to travel in the US. Glacier National Park in Montana offers hiking and hot springs. Lake Tahoe in ...

And so to Alaska, home to the world’s biggest rainforest, mid-summer snow caps and more than 650 glaciers, where every holiday moment is framed in sweeping, chocolate-box mountainscapes. And, ...

It makes the rich get richer, kicks down the poorest, helps ICE detain Americans, kills clean energy jobs and throws grandma ...

Perched on the edge of the continent where land surrenders to the mighty Pacific, Point Reyes Lighthouse stands as California’s most dramatically positioned maritime sentinel. This isn’t just another ...

The Big River itself provides a peaceful paddling experience, with kayak and canoe rentals available for those wanting to ...

Marine biologist Carrie Newell photographed four blue whales — the largest animals on Earth — 3 miles off Depoe Bay.

An endangered humpback whale was recently spotted showing severe injuries from an apparent collision with a boat near Glacier ...