In an astonishing 20-minute exchange between researchers and a humpback whale named Twain, science has crossed an ...

Humans are not the only creatures able to use tools or transmit culture, but we have one trait that makes us different from ...

Some whales may live to 150. This lifespan is almost double the 70-80 years they are conventionally believed to live.

In French Polynesia, holidaymakers have the unique opportunity to swim with humpback whales — an experience that is on the ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial ...

A juvenile humpback whale was found washed ashore on Roosevelt Beach on Long Island, New York, on Monday morning, just days after a deceased minke whale was found nearby.

The young whale was a popular humpback who put on shows for whale watchers this summer -- once tail throwing directly beneath ...

Brits were left with awe when a humpback whale was spotted playing off the coast of the UK, as they jumped in and out of the sea. A crowd of people could not believe their eyes as they gathered at ...

There are many other large whales, including blue, fin, sei, humpback, gray and sperm whales. Like bowhead and right whales, ...

The humpback whale that washed up on Long Beach this week ... dorsal fin that indicated it may have had previous run-ins with humans before its death. Christopher St. Lawrence/Gotham Whale ...