A rumor that has circulated online since 2018 claims that, in 2017, a humpback whale in the Cook Islands used its body to push marine biologist Nan Hauser around while she was underwater, seemingly to ...

A humpback whale delighted a group of kayakers in the waters around New South Wales, Australia. The calf stopped to check out ...

Out in the cold, blue stretch of water between Washington State and Canada, a small team of scientists is on a mission to save one of the rarest whale populations on the planet, the southern resident ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — A juvenile sperm whale that became stranded on the South Carolina coast was euthanized Sunday night after experts determined it was too weak and sick to be returned ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication of all other species. However, research published in Science has uncovered ...

Centuries after these whales were nearly hunted to extinction, the species is getting some good news, but threats still ...

Four out of five endangered whale sharks spotted at a marine tourism hotspot had "human-caused" scars, reveals new research. Conservationists found that 80.6% of the largest living fish species seen ...

The right whale population increased to 384, up from 376 the year prior, according to estimates released by The North ...