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

The bones of a whale that died at North Myrtle Beach 40 years ago were supposed to be displayed at SC’s state museum. But it ...

Researchers come 'eye-to-eye with a killer whale' during their Antarctic expedition.

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 ...

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

We woke at first light to the unmistakable sound of a humpback whale breaching just beyond the drop-off — and that was only ...

A total of 256 whales were observed during the 9:30 to 9:45 a.m. period, the most of any time period throughout the day’s count. Data collected during the Sanctuary Ocean Count and Great Whale Count ...

Warming ocean waters are shrinking whale feeding areas and increasing entanglement risk along the U.S. West Coast.

Right on the very first day of our whale safari, guide Jeff drives us to despair. Up until now, we were all patiently looking ...

Recovering humpback whale populations are revealing a hidden shift: older males are increasingly outcompeting younger rivals to father calves.

New research from the University of St Andrews published in Current Biology has shown that the role of age in male humpback ...

Scientists following humpback whales once brought to the brink of extinction in the South Pacific made a fascinating discovery: Older males were more likely to become fathers and younger males were ...