Darkness had fallen and the tide was rolling in, lapping at the heels of the team of people who were quickly disassembling ...

With large, grapefruit-sized eyes, it would make sense if humpback whales had decently strong eyesight. So, why do these intelligent cetaceans continue to become entangled in fishing gear? Scientists ...

MORE: Thousands watch humpback whale stranded at Oregon Coast A humpback whale that spent Saturday tumbling in the surf off the coast near Yachats, tangled in fishing gear, and washed ashore alive was ...

Humpback whales may be communicating with humans in a playful way, according to researchers who have been studying the marine mammals' behavior. Researchers from the SETI Institute, a Silicon ...

Humpback whales are some of the most intelligent creatures humans have ever had the chance to observe. However, researchers have encountered a bit of a conundrum with these massive sea-bound creatures ...

Freediver Cindy Yang shared her close encounter with a whale in a video she captured on camera In the clip, she could be seen swimming horizontally on the top of the water, when a huge school of fish ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are master migrators. Some ...

Bubble ring created by a humpback whale named Thorn. Credit: © Dan Knaub, The Whale Video Company. June 5, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- A team of scientists from the ...

A rumor that has circulated online since 2018 claims that, in 2017, a humpback whale in the Cook Islands used its body to push marine biologist Nan Hauser around while she was underwater, seemingly to ...

"While freediving, a bait ball of herrings emerges suddenly and a humpback whale came from beneath to feed, nearly swallowing me,” the freediver said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.