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

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

Humpback whales are less picky eaters than other baleen whales. If cod runs out in an area, they may switch to krill. This ...

Deep below the surface of the Pacific, some of the planet’s largest predators are quietly inhaling astonishing numbers of ...

Following the euthanasia of a humpback whale off the coast of Oregon, an expert from Cascadia Research Collective explains ...

Football’s greatest player, who is expected to feature at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was based at the Hyatt Regency for an away ...

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TikTok creator Jacob Colvin filmed dozens of people attempting to turn the whale’s tail so it can catch the rising tide Marine biologist Carrie Newell warns that touching a whale is dangerous, illegal ...

Ocean plastic kills sea creatures. For the first time, researchers set out to find out how much it takes. The answer: Surprisingly little.

UPDATE: Humpback whale stranded on the Oregon Coast to be euthanized A humpback whale that spent the weekend trapped in fishing nets and then stranded on shore near Yachats was still breathing on ...

A viral TikTok shows bystanders struggling to help a juvenile humpback whale stranded on the Oregon Coast as experts urge the public to stay back Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has ...