Humpback whales sometimes hang out with their mouths wide open for no apparent reason. To figure out why they engage in the energetically costly behavior, researchers turned to an unusual source for ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sightings of humpback whales off Rio de Janeiro's coast are surging as they recover from decimation due to commercial whaling, prompting an acceleration in the demand for ...