A diver, who was freediving with orcas, narrowly avoided being hit by the humpback’s tail in Norway.

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...

A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ...

To see a breaching whale, a soaring bald eagle, bears catching salmon, or a bison up close are unforgettable, awe-inspiring ...

Humpback whales sometimes work together to hunt. They use a technique called bubble netting, in which several whales blow ...

A deceased humpback whale was stranded on a Sussex County beach Wednesday night according to the Delaware Department of ...

Whale pee and other bi-products play a vital role in ocean ecosystems. Find out how they transport nutrients across the seas.

Variously known as Drakes' Shake, "the most dreaded bit of ocean on the Globe" and home to the world's worst storms, the ...

Humpbacks, for example, are known to compose elaborate songs that travel across oceans and whale pods. As loud as whales' songs are, modelling suggests that humpbacks and related species can’t ...

Humpbacks are frequenting the Arctic Less ice might also mean new territory for humpback whales. Kate Stafford, who is an oceanographer and a professor at the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon ...

Sometimes humorously, sometimes dramatically, these Nature Photography prize winning images are a stunning visual tribute to the beauty and fragility of our planet.

Sounds made by humpback whales as they passed through the ocean off Oahu, Hawaii, were captured on camera in recent days. Mark Healey, who recorded the mesmerising audio, said he could hear them when ...