Humpback whales are thriving again. They switch foods, use creative hunting, and enter new waters. Their flexibility helps ...

Humpback whales were once a global symbol of industrial overreach, hunted so heavily that their haunting songs nearly ...

The Maui Nui Marine Resource Council will host its quarterly Know Your Ocean Speaker Series on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, ...

A humback whale breaches in Nayarit, Mexico. After decades of recovering from commercial whaling, the North Pacific humpback whale population is declining due to climate change. (Photo/Nicole Ransome) ...

Ocean experts are telling boaters to tread lightly, as humpback whales have made their way under the Golden Gate Bridge, through the San Francisco Bay and around other Northern California waters.

There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride.Scientists tracking humpback whales off the coast of Australia have captured rare footage ...

A pair of marine mammals were spotted in the mix of tourists dotting the Eastern Shore over Memorial Day weekend. The two humpback whales were observed just 12 miles off the coast of Ocean City, ...

PETA, ODFW, crab commissioner weigh in  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 ...

At first Karen Duncan thought she spotted a dolphin while having breakfast with her husband at Manasquan Inlet. A closer look revealed it was a whale.

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians harvested parts of a humpback whale that beached in Yachats, the first whale ...

When whales set off for their breeding grounds, they generally stop feeding and metabolise the energy stored in their blubber ...