Cronin also notes that nets may be even harder for whales to discern because northern coastal waters where migratory whales ...

In South Africa, a young humpback was rescued from lines anchoring it to the seafloor near Miller’s Point, later reuniting with a larger whale nearby. Take a look at the stories. Humpback whales ...

Off California, a North Pacific right whale, one of fewer than 50 in U.S. waters, lingered near a research boat for 20 minutes, giving scientists a close look at this rare species. Anglers in Honduras ...

Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone. The bones, fashioned into narrow ...

Ancient scavengers of the beached beasts turned their bones into implements that spread across a large area, researchers say.

Marine life can reflect the health and safety of coastal communities. Researchers raise alarm over disturbing whale death ...

New research reveals East Australian humpback whales often give birth mid-migration, challenging long-held beliefs about ...

There are creatures here on Earth that may give us clues about how to communicate with extraterrestrial intelligence — ...

A humpback whale stays by the side of a whale entangled in fishing gear. He spent more than five hours by her side, swimming ...

A team of marine biologists at the University of North Carolina and Duke University has found humpback whales have poorer ...

Better understanding how humpbacks and other whales see could inspire “strategies for making fishing gear more visible” and ...

Despite the previous belief that these huge cetaceans reproduced in tropical waters after traveling long distances from the ...