BOSTON - Scientists are concerned after seeing nearly a quarter of the world's population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in an unusual and potentially dangerous spot for them.

You’ve heard of talking heads on TV. It turns out, they’re also under the sea. Beluga whales appear to communicate with each other by contorting their heads into various shapes, new research reveals.

It was a worrisome few years for North Pacific gray whales, with hundreds washing up dead on shorelines along the West Coast leading to an estimated 30% decline in their population. But the gray whale ...

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 ...