These gentle giants have poor eyesight and may not be able to see fishnets and boats with which they have fatal encounters.

It’s peak hour on the humpback highway off the east coast of Australia – yet other whale species aren’t doing nearly as well.

Humpback whales are famously curious and ... overboard in one direction while the whale’s head is positioned underwater on the opposite side of the stern. Ultimately, the whale emerges ...

A humpback whale thrilled boatloads of whale watchers by surfacing up close, waving her fins and looking everyone in the eye - sparking screams and cheers like it was an underwater stadium show.

Whether you're watching a mother whale nurse her calf or seeing a pod of orcas slice through the water, whale watching is a ...

A humpback whale feasts on fish that have congregated ... are facing cumulative threats from ship strikes, fisheries, underwater noise, and other human activities. If the temperature is increasing ...

Feelings of awe inspired tourists to improve recycling habits, reduce waste production, and support ocean conservation initiatives.

Run-ins with humans are the leading cause of death for humpback whales — and new research ... the researchers used software to simulate how underwater scenes might look to humpbacks, which ...

Humans have long been captivated by the haunting and melodic songs of whales, singing out from their oceanic world. From ...

4 JUNE 2025: The world's first interactive map of whale migration routes has revealed the growing dangers whales face in the ...