Better understanding how humpbacks and other whales see could inspire “strategies for making fishing gear more visible” and ...

New research reveals that humpback whales are giving birth much farther south than previously thought, raising concerns about ...

A team of marine biologists at the University of North Carolina and Duke University has found humpback whales have poorer ...

Humpback whales are not always born in tropical waters, new research has shown -- challenging long-held assumptions about their breeding and migration behaviors, while raising new questions for marine ...

A sea kayaking journey through the Johnstone Strait offers eye-to-eye encounters with orcas, humpbacks and sea lions.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) and Duke University have discovered that humpback whales ...

It turns out humpback whales' epic migrations to tropical waters aren't as essential as previously thought for giving birth: ...

Despite having eyes the size of an orange, the humpback whale has limited visual acuity, similar to nearsightedness, research shows 1. That makes it vulnerable to becoming entangled in fishing ...

Humpback whales don’t always give birth in the tropics, as had previously been thought. Sometimes the calves come during their epic migration, and have to complete the journey in their mother ...

By Elizabeth Anne Brown Run-ins with humans are a leading cause of death for humpback whales — and new research may explain why these gentle giants are so vulnerable to collisions with boats and ...