One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

Whale biologist Nan Hauser was pushed through the water by a 50,000-pound humpback whale for over 10 minutes as a 15-foot ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Institute of Marine Biology have found new information on baleen whales. On Tuesday, a study was posted that found out ...

As humpback whales recover, older males are fathering more calves, revealing how whaling still shapes mating and competition ...

Humpback whales were once a global symbol of industrial overreach, hunted so heavily that their haunting songs nearly vanished from the oceans. Today, their numbers are climbing with a speed and scale ...

The federal government on Monday proposed removing most of the world's humpback whale population from the endangered species list. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries wants to ...

A new study shows that as humpback whale populations recover from past whaling, older males are gaining a major advantage in reproduction. Early in the recovery, breeding groups were dominated by ...

Older male whales are more successful at mating than their younger rivals because they are better singers, suggests new ...