In a new book called Why Whales Sing, Eduardo Mercado details his life's work to try and understand what whale songs are all about.

With lifespans topping 200 years, the 20-metre-long, 80-90 tonne bowhead lives longer than any other mammal and seems to be ...

In this study, morbillivirus signatures were identified in humpback whales sampled in northern Norway, as well as in a sperm ...

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer have been found dead in their Los Angeles home in what police are investigating as a double homicide. Police confirmed on Sunday night that the bodies of a ...

“Take the short hop over to Barbuda for its blush-pink sands and the famous low-tide sweep of Princess Diana Beach, then ...

Even as humpbacks rebound in number, their genomes reveal a loss of genetic diversity and a buildup of harmful mutations left ...

Underwater photographer Álvaro Herrero positioned himself in the midst of a humpback whale pod and captured on video several of ...

When University of Southern Denmark whale researcher Olga Filatova set off on her first field trip in 2000, she spent five years looking for whales before she saw a humpback. "It was incredibly rare ...

Humpback in the Senyavin Strait in far eastern Russia. When University of Southern Denmark whale researcher Olga Filatova set off on her first field trip in 2000, she spent five years looking for ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Humpback whales were spotted feeding on a giant bait ball of anchovies off the coast of San Diego Sunday. It’s a rare sight to see in Southern California, according to experts ...

Experts spent two days trying to save the whale, which weighed roughly 20,000 pounds. West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network For the first time in generations, an Indigenous tribe in Oregon has ...

A young humpback whale washed ashore in Yachats on Nov. 15 and was euthanized following two days of being stranded on the beach. Marine officials determined the animal had been entangled in crab pot ...