For a group of Florida's fishermen, a routine day on the water turned into a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a humpback ...

An entangled humpback whale off the NSW Far South Coast. Footage by Terry-kim Dixon/ORRCA The young Australian who says he is the president of his own European country Underdog snatches AO title away ...

Ocean Count volunteers record observations of whales and other marine species from locations that offer panoramic and unobstructed views of the ocean. Photo: Marga Goosen/NOAA This January, ocean ...

For one population of whales, teamwork makes the dream work. In the Kitimat Fjord System in northern British Columbia, humpback whale counts have been growing at a rate of 6 to 8 percent per year; the ...

A peaceful day of sea kayaking turned into a heart-pounding encounter after a humpback whale suddenly surfaced near a couple paddling off the coast of Canada — a moment that’s now going viral. The ...

A peaceful kayaking trip turned breathtaking when a humpback whale suddenly rose from the water just feet away Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (Island News) -- Just after first light Monday morning, calm waters off Honokohau Harbor, set the scene for what would become a remarkable story of survival along the Kona coast. A ...

We spend billions of dollars scanning the cosmos for signs of life that look nothing like us, yet we often ignore the fact that we share a planet with creatures that might as well be from the moons of ...

In BBC Earth’s Close Encounters YouTube series, people share their life-changing experiences with nature. One such person is whale scientist Nan Hauser, who had a close call when she believes a ...

Humpback whales sometimes use this very intricate, very cool strategy to catch fish. It is called bubble-net feeding. As NPR's Nate Rott reports, a new study suggests the whales are teaching each ...