This state park in South Carolina is wildly overlooked even though it's home to a mysterious cavern and incredible panoramic ...

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.

Humpback whales are some of the most intelligent creatures humans have ever had the chance to observe. However, researchers have encountered a bit of a conundrum with these massive sea-bound ...

Humpback whales are already known for complex songs, acoustic variety, and cooperative social structures. But the idea that they may initiate communication with humans voluntarily opens up a new ...

Humpback whales may be communicating with humans in a playful way, according to researchers who have been studying the marine mammals' behavior. Researchers from the SETI Institute, a Silicon ...

Watch Inquisitive Humpback Whales Blow Bubble Rings At Whale Watchers "We’ve now located a dozen whales from populations around the world, the majority of which have voluntarily approached boats ...

A team of scientists from the SETI Institute and the University of California at Davis has documented, for the first time, humpback whales producing large bubble rings, like a human smoker blowing ...

Humpback Whales Can’t See as Well as Scientists Thought, and It Might Explain Why They Keep Getting Tangled in Fishing Gear Despite having big eyes, the whales can’t make out details of ...

Surprise baby whale sightings along a busy 'humpback highway' prompt new worries Whale researchers have new data about humpback whales giving birth along a busy “humpback highway” off Australia.

Humpback whales can give birth while migrating thousands of miles Hundreds of calves have been born outside known breeding grounds near Australia. By Laura Baisas Published May 20, 2025 12:00 AM EDT ...

A version of this article appears in print on May 27, 2025, Section D, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Vulnerable Giants: Humpback Whales Can’t See Dangerous Threats Ahead.

It turns out humpback whales' epic migrations to tropical waters aren't as essential as previously thought for giving birth: calves can be born as far south as Tasmania or New Zealand, 1,500 km ...