An iconic attribute of humpback whales are not harmful to the animals, according to the Port McNeill-based Marine Education and Research Society (MERS).

Humpback anglerfish typically are found at depths of up to 1,500 meters below the water's surface, where there is little to no sunlight.

Research co-led by Hebrew University expert on language learning suggests such patterns might also shape sounds made by other ...

Scientists have discovered that Humpback whale songs follow structured patterns similar to human language, revealing new ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be ...

Avoiding predators is one of the most important jobs for many members of the animal world. Even ocean giants like baleen whales have something to fear from killer whales, their only known natural ...

Only male whales sing as part of an elaborate courtship display to prove their worth to potential mates. Other ways to woo a whale can include physical competition, where males charge at speed all in ...

A mammoth 1,653-pound great white shark surfaced off Florida's coast Sunday. The shark is the largest male tagged by OCEARCH scientists.

Sightings of humpback whales cruising the British coast are rising – and causing debate amongst conservationists researching the cause ...

Over this past weekend on Jan. 25, individuals volunteered to count Hawaii’s visiting humpback whales for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count on Kauai, Oahu, ...

A second 46-foot male stranded on the island in June 2002 ... and physically exhausting for our team." "Both minke and humpback whales have been undergoing an Unusual Mortality Event for over ...