Whales the size of buses stopped shoreside commuter traffic in Sydney, Australia, making way for their so-called humpback ...

In Australia, rescuers sprang into action to free a humpback calf from a deadly shark net as its mother watched. Off ...

Researchers bring a SETI approach to the question of what—if anything—humpbacks’ underwater smoke rings might be trying to ...

In a world full of bad news, there’s been good news in whale conservation. Many of the great whales are coming back. In fact, ...

The Pacific Whale Watch Association said this is a trip Big Mama has made dozens of times over her life span. Big Mama has been an important part of the humpback whale's population rebound over ...

Some unusual ocean events have become so intense that scientists have coined a new term: super marine heat waves.

For the first time, researchers say they have captured footage of killer whales making tools out of seaweed to seemingly ...

From world-class whale watching to oysters shucked at their source, there is a fascinating mix of culture, wildlife, and cuisine on the eastern coastline of British Columbia’s largest island.

Whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area have surged in 2025, marking the deadliest time period in several years. Experts ...

As temperatures drop, a giant of the sea is migrating north, with some 40,000 to pass Sydney on a journey from Antarctica to warmer waters. Whale watchers have been treated to a spectacular sight off ...

The North Pacific humpback whale population fell by 20 percent. A report on this whale, named Festus, found dead in 2016, revealed numerous health conditions, ...