Antarctica is a formidable icy seductress, provoking feelings of wonder and trepidation in varying degrees like nowhere else ...

“Doesn’t it feel otherworldly out here?” says Colleen Durkin from the lower deck of the Rachel Carson as it glides out from the Moss Landing Harbor more than an hour before sunrise. Durkin, the lead ...

Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.

A peaceful kayaking trip turned breathtaking when a humpback whale suddenly rose from the water just feet away ...

Fin, a rescued dog with a nose for adventure, has become a whale watching expert, often sniffing out dolphins and whales ...

Palette was calm upon approach, but the team was unable to determine whether gear was still present due to "the nature of the ...

Humpback whales off the west coast of Canada have learned a cooperative hunting technique from whales migrating into the area ...

A charismatic young humpback whale that spent last summer delighting whale watchers in Cape Cod Bay was recently found dead along the Delaware coast, the apparent victim of a ship strike, according to ...

Humpback whales aren’t just recovering in numbers. Learning to hunt together may help them survive a warming, unpredictable ocean.

Several inquisitive humpback whales “played” with a spunky rescue pup during an encounter off the coast of San Diego, California, recently. Domenic Biagini, owner-operator of Gone Whale Watching San ...

A dead humpback whale washed up near Bethany Beach on Jan. 8, according to the nonprofit Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute. The juvenile male was first seen Jan. 6, floating at ...

A dead humpback whale washed up in the Ocean Ridge community of Bethany Beach, Delaware, Thursday after floating at sea for a couple of days. The MERR (Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation) ...