Scientists documented humpback whales hunting together at the seafloor, coordinating their arrival to scoop up sand lances.

Whales breach, spout, and slap the water for reasons that go far beyond random movement, and a zoologist breaks down exactly ...

Eleven identified humpback whales have been recorded blowing structured bubble rings directly at boats and swimmers during calm, close encounters, producing 39 rings across 12 separate episodes in ...

Humpback whales blow rings of bubbles underwater, and scientists cannot quite agree on why. The reason turns out to be far ...

Humpback whales have been recorded traveling considerable distances to physically block killer whale attacks on seals and other marine mammals, according to a peer-reviewed study published in Marine ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that the social spread of group bubble-net feeding among humpback whales is crucial to the success of the population's ongoing recovery. Bubble ...

Picture this. You're on a whale watching trip in an exotic locale, when a giant humpback whale swims up next to the boat. It does all the things you hope it will do ...

Humpback whales sometimes use this very intricate, very cool strategy to catch fish. It is called bubble-net feeding. As NPR's Nate Rott reports, a new study suggests the whales are teaching each ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Eduardo Mercado III, PhD, a University at Buffalo professor of psychology and a groundbreaking expert on whale song, wasn’t impressed as a young researcher in the 1990s when he first ...

It's rare that a dog gets to meet a whale — or that two whales meet a dog! Watch the amazing story, captured on YouTube, of ...

The Maine Department of Marine Resources said it has received a large number of reports in the last week or so. The humpbacks ...