ABC News' James Longman reports on scientists' conservation efforts. Antarctica -- Eight layers. Thermals, more thermals, inner layers, outer layers, and waterproofs. I do not do well in the cold. Now ...

In a rare piece of good news for whales, humpbacks who live and breed in the southern oceans near Antarctica appear to be making a comeback, with females in recent years having a high pregnancy rate ...

Fin whales, which can measure up to 85 feet long and weigh 80 tons, are the second-largest animal species on Earth after the blue whale. They eat krill and small fish, gobbling their prey as they swim ...

The whales, which were nearly hunted to extinction, have returned in huge numbers to their ancestral feeding grounds off the coast of Antarctica, according to research published Thursday. In the ...

ABOARD THE ALLANKAY off Antarctica (AP) — The Antarctic Endeavour glides across the water’s silky surface as dozens of fin whales spray rainbows from their blowholes into a fairy tale icescape of ...