They are big. They are beautiful. And they are back. The return of the humpback whale to greater numbers than observed in decades is part of a larger revival of marine mammals in the Salish Sea. It is ...

A young humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday in Oregon had to be euthanized after two days of rescue efforts. The whale, a roughly 1 to 2-year-old humpback, had surfaced near San Marine ...

With the help of citizen scientists, researchers studying rare humpback ‘jaw-gaping’ believe the move could be a social display ...

When the capelin roll in on Newfoundland beaches, they bring hungry whales with them but earlier this week a humpback whale was spotted from the shores of Conception Bay.

Scientists are trying to decode why humpback whales can be observed hanging around with their mouth open, with no apparent ...

In a remarkable encounter, human scientists at Whale-SETI had what they describe as a "conversation" with a humpback whale named Twain.

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

A barge carrying a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March has begun its journey. It reached Danish waters on Wednesday, German authorities said. Nicknamed ...

A humpback whale's likely final days in the Baltic Sea have been livestreamed across the globe as multiple rescue efforts failed to coax it back into deeper waters while the marine mammal gets sicker ...