Humpback whales are among the most beautiful and gentle creatures on the planet. They are among the largest creatures on land ...

Marine life researchers hope samples taken from a young humpback whale whose body washed ashore at Rexhame Beach in Marshfield on Thursday will offer more information into her cause of death.

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.

Marine biologists are investigating what caused two dead whales to wash up in one day on Long Island beaches about 20 miles from one another this week. In the first case, a 28-foot female humpback ...

The deaths are being investigated as part of an "unusual mortality event" that has led to the deaths of 45 humpback whales off New York since 2016. There have been more than 200 humpback deaths ...