A female humpback whale who washed ashore in Newport Beach was washed back out to sea, but scientists were able to gather a wealth of information.

A massive dead humpback whale that washed ashore in Newport Beach earlier this week was towed out to sea Friday after drifting back offshore overnight, and marine scientists used the rare stranding ...

Officials say the whale could roll in the surf, posing a danger to beachgoers. Stormy ocean conditions are delaying removal as authorities assess the cause of death.

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These whale researchers were looking for their tagging equipment when they found an entangled whale. They knew they had to act – and fast ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

University of Queensland hearing tests conducted across kilometers of ocean off the Australian coast show humpback whales react to higher frequency sounds than expected. Associate Professor Rebecca ...

Somewhere out in the deep blue waters off of Maui, a female humpback whale is in need of help. Wildlife officials said the 40-foot-long whale – referred to as Palette — was last seen Thursday off ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Anyone and everyone on or around the waters of Lahaina on Maui is urged to be on the lookout for an emaciated humpback whale that was recently entangled. Palette, a 40-foot ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that the social spread of group bubble-net feeding among humpback whales is crucial to the success of the population's ongoing recovery. Bubble ...