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 ...

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

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species in shallow waters, as whales swim up from the deep sea, where they feed, ...

A 24-year-old kayaker was briefly swallowed by a whale before being spat out... unharmed.His father filmed the entire scene.

A juvenile humpback whale was found dead near the North and South Carolina border. Officials with the Lowcountry Marine ...

The waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off central California are rich feeding grounds for blue, fin and ...

Blue whales migrate during summer to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful, like in the waters off California. They return to warmer regions such as the Gulf of California and the eastern ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

Both blue whales and humpbacks were depleted from hunting, but some humpback and other whale populations are rebounding after several decades of concerted conservation efforts. “Lots of people think ...