A mother humpback whale and calf are seen on the coast of Brazil in August 2023. Researchers say they've discovered that humpback whale song is passed down over the years and changes — something ...

Perhaps now, even across species. Two new studies this week focused on whale song and found striking, structural parallels to human language, especially in humpback whales. To be clear, we're no ...

A female killer whale gives birth to one calf at a time every three to 10 years. Orcas work together to take care of the young. Female killer whales live to be around 50 years old, but some orcas ...

Microsoft plans to soon remove its official web page for Windows themes and desktop wallpapers. The company has not given an exact date for when this will happen. The site, which Microsoft says is ...

Footage has captured the “magic” moment a rare type of whale known to frequent icier waters swam by a Sydney ferry over the public holiday. People could be heard marvelling in the video as the ...

A 'whale-watcher' who was found alive after 67 days adrift at sea is facing jail over the deaths of his nephew and brother on the voyage. Mikhail Pichugin, 45, spent over two months in an ...

“Although the humpback highway might not be blubber to blubber at this time of year, the road rules still apply. Keep at least 100 metres away from a whale on the water and from the drone ...

Sanctuary Ocean Count and Great Whale Count volunteers observe koholā, humpback whales from Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Molokaʻi, Hawai‘i and Maui. A total of 429 volunteers gathered data from the ...

The UK’s Royal Navy launched a frantic search for phantom Russians off the coast after picking up two mysterious sounds in the ocean — only to conclude that the noises came from a gassy whale ...

A young dead female humpback whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach early Saturday morning. The 20-foot whale washed up at around 5:30 a.m. around lifeguard tower #5, just south of the pier ...

UPDATE: This post has been updated with input from NOAA Fisheries regarding the likelihood that the whale had been struck by a ship. A 26-foot humpback whale that was found deceased and entangled ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) -- A deceased humpback whale washed ashore near the Huntington Beach Pier last week, prompting an investigation from wildlife officials. According to the ...