A new study led by McGill University researchers indicates that humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific combine real-time ...

After samples were collected, the whale was buried since it was "unable to be towed back to" the beach due to shallow water.

Timo Dersch had a close call with a humpback whale while freediving with orcas in the waters surrounding Norway ...

Four humpback whales were observed off Taiwan's east coast on Tuesday, marking both the year's first official sighting and ...

A South Carolina-based nonprofit reported finding a dead humpback whale in a “pretty remote area” near North Myrtle Beach. The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network responded to a juvenile whale ...

NYC0393, a young humpback whale, washed up on Long Beach in January — just months after making a name for herself as a playful and acrobatic leviathan who threw spectacular tail flips in the ...

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A humpback whale has been spotted off the region's coastline by fishermen. The giant mammal was captured on video breaching the water in the ...

Starting May 1, a reduced pot limit and 14-day landing requirement will be in effect for the Washington coastal Dungeness ...

Humpback whales are protected species under U.S. law and are found in waters across the country including Alaska, mid-Atlantic, Pacific Islands, and West Coast among other areas, according to the ...