Just 75 miles outside of the Washington, DC metro area, Shenandoah National Park offers a forested escape. Running for 105 miles along the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is a long, skinny park with mountain ...

Humpback whales have been documented for the first time creating large bubble rings in water during friendly interactions with humans, suggesting they could be trying to communicate with us.

In celebration of World Ocean Day, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Dolphin Quest have released a 12-minute film showcasing the migration of humpback whales as they journey from Alaska to ...

Humpback whales have been documented for the first time creating large bubble rings in water during friendly interactions with humans, suggesting they could be trying to communicate with us.

A humpback whale recently seen in the Hood Canal had raised concerns after some thought it may have been struck by a boat. Thankfully, no injuries were seen on the whale.

Sydney (AFP) – Wildlife rescue teams scoured Australia's east coast on Monday to find and free a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope.

Instead, the team found that the humpback whales were relaxed whenever they produced bubble rings in front of humans. The humpbacks even seemed to use their rings to communicate with the person ...

But three years after the first humpback showed up dead off the coast of Virginia Beach in January 2016, scientists at Virginia Beach aquarium think they’ve figured what might be killing the whales.

A juvenile humpback whale was spotted caught in two sets of commercial crab gear southwest of Humboldt Bay on June 7. Its whereabouts are currently unknown by rescuers.

A humpback whale, which is missing its tail, swims July 23 near an island off the coast of Washington state. Eric Guth, The Whale Museum via AP ...

Entangled juvenile humpback whale rescued by conservation officials and local anglers off the coast of New Zealand, photos show. ‘Precious species’ ...