Tissue samples are being analyzed to help determine the whale’s cause of death.

Scientists documented humpback whales hunting together at the seafloor, coordinating their arrival to scoop up sand lances.

“The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources fully supports the community’s recommendation." ...

(KRON) — A humpback whale that had been entangled in Dungeness crab fishing gear for over a month in the Monterey Bay was ...

The juvenile whale showed signs of vessel strike and entanglement, but rescue teams couldn't secure state approval to move ...

A female humpback whale and her calf spent more than two months in a pocket of reef off Molokaʻi’s south shore. Now, the ...

Humpback whales are increasingly spotted off Rio de Janeiro as their population recovers from past commercial whaling.

A juvenile humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) entangled in the opening to Alaska’s Endicott Arm was successfully freed ...

Humpback whales blow rings of bubbles underwater, and scientists cannot quite agree on why. The reason turns out to be far ...

An investigation is underway into the death of the young whale, which was discovered lodged under a private dock on Wednesday ...

The calf, thought to be one of only a dozen in the Southern Hemisphere, has been spotted swimming alongside its mother.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A father and son paddling off the coast of Chile last weekend ...