"Possible causes include global climate change, extreme environmental events, and evolutionary mechanisms of the species.” ...

Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population do not have offspring — and bad singing might be to blame, new research reveals. Scientists recently conducted a paternity analysis of a ...

In rare video footage, a male whale shark has been spotted biting at his female partner during courtship. Before now, we knew ...

Footage of humpback whales captured by drones has revealed how the animals manoeuvre their whole bodies when they feed. As BBC News filmed with scientists in the Antarctic Peninsula, one whale ...

It’s a fantastic start to the year for marine wildlife sightings, with some incredible humpback whales already reported around the UK.

Cayo Levantado Resort, a luxury all-inclusive private island resort in the Samaná Bay of the Dominican Republic, has ...

A humpback whale recently made a “rare” pit stop in the English Channel while migrating south for the winter, photos show.

New pictures have captured the phenomenal sight of a humpback whale off the Sussex coast. Kevin Burchett was enjoying the sunshine at the White Rock Hotel on Friday, January 3, when he and his friends ...

A slight smell and tire tracks in the sand are all that remain on the beach following the necropsy of a 27-foot-long, at least 19,000-pound juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore.