Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

Learn about one of the ocean's most iconic and captivating creatures in the world, the humpback whale. Read more on the blog.

New research from the University of Washington finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they’re completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 ...

Humpback whales are renowned for their lengthy migrations ... which may play an important role in adaptation strategies to global environmental changes and perhaps be an evolved response to ...

Trained responders at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary undertook the life-saving detangling operations for the whales Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a necropsy revealed the whale may have suffered a ship ...

A wildlife watcher caught glimpse of the formerly-endangered mammal on camera near Deal A humpback whale has been spotted off the Kent coast, sparking excitement for a conservation charity.

A humpback whale has got into difficulty after becoming entangled in rope at a fish farm off Skye. Organic Sea Harvest said it had suspended normal operations at its Invertote site in the north of ...

A collision with an ocean vessel may have been what killed a humpback whale that washed ashore in Huntington Beach last week, according to officials with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.