Humpback whales are thriving again. They switch foods, use creative hunting, and enter new waters. Their flexibility helps ...

When University of Southern Denmark whale researcher Olga Filatova set off on her first field trip in 2000, she spent five ...

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 ...

When University of Southern Denmark whale researcher Olga Filatova set off on her first field trip in 2000, she spent five years looking for whales ...

In mid‑June, a rare case of mammalian altruism unfolded off the coast of Western Australia. A pod of dolphins escorted a young humpback whale from the confines of a shallow bay into deeper water.

An artwork memorializing the impact of the whaling industry on marine life has been installed in South Georgia. The memorial ...

Humpbacks have been hanging off the California coast for the past month, to the delight of whale-watching enthusiasts. A ...

A young humpback whale stranded on the shore near Yachats, which captured the attention of many in Oregon and across the world, will be euthanized.

Richard Condlyffe won Peoples Choice at the British Photography Awards in the Water Life category for this magical encounter.

Heartbroken’: Humpback whale stranded on Oregon beach will be euthanized - Researchers will perform a necropsy on the whale to determine its cause of death ...

A whale beached on the Oregon Coast last weekend. Here's what it takes to save a stranded whale and what happened to that ...

Not long ago, spotting a humpback whale in Arctic seas felt like winning a lottery ticket. In the early 2000s, University of ...