The Challenge Season 41 finale signals the end of one era and the start of another. As soon as the last checkpoint is conquered, attention shifts to the future of the franchise. The Challenge Season ...

Explore the astonishing world of giant sea creatures beyond the famous blue whale. Scientists have discovered incredible animals that rival or even surpass the blue whale in size and mystery. Dive ...

Scientists searching for novel ways to fight cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead tucked away inside the cells of the bowhead whale. The findings, published in the journal Nature, ...

The gingko-toothed beaked whale seen in 2024 – credit Craig Hayslip, CC 4.0. Int. A lifelong whale researcher recently encountered a living pair of gingko-toothed beaked whales for the first time ever ...

Dr. Gruber is a marine biologist and the head of Project CETI. One afternoon in January 2024, off the island of Dominica in the Atlantic Ocean, a sperm whale named Pinchy and I drifted calmly at the ...

Rare tusked whales have been identified and photographed alive at sea for the first time following a herculean research effort off the shores of Mexico, a new study finds. The newly-sighted cetaceans ...

A dead sperm whale that washed up on a Nantucket beach is making waves for local officials who are trying to move it. The 50-foot, 104,000-pound male sperm whale appeared on the island off ...

A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving. By Mike Ives A dead sperm whale — the ...

The contestants from “The Challenge: Vets & New Threats” are whittling down, with two sent home last week. During the previous daily challenge, Michaela Bradshaw and her partner, Cedric Hodges, got ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...