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 ...

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 ...

The whale watching community played a pivotal role in freeing the humpback from the trap.

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

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 ...

Whales will continue to gape, whether or not the activity is captured on camera. The challenge for scientists is that observing this behavior firsthand and drawing conclusions in a controlled ...