Humpback whale populations, once severely depleted ... breeding in the waters around Hawaii and summers in Southeast Alaska, filling up on fish and tiny shrimplike animals known as krill.

SETI researchers camped at a remote Southeast Alaska lighthouse last summer to investigate humpback whale communication.

Biologists say the whale, believed to be a young female, was first reported Saturday lying on mudflats near a popular trail.

In 2016, a dead fin whale showed up in Seward on the bow of a cruise ship. In the summer of the same year, a 60-foot fin ...

On Thanksgiving Day in 1984, staff from the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown disentangled their first whale. This ...

Brown theorizes that the whale might have simply just been hunting down a meal — Atlantic Menhaden, a favorite snack for ...

In Cabo San Lucas, the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Cortez meet, resulting in a biodiverse area that "transforms into a ...

Get information on when to visit, what to pack, where to stay, and things to do in Kenai Fjords National Park.

NOAA biologists are trying to determine how the whale died, while onlookers have gathered to see the large carcass.

For the first time ever, scientists have conducted a human-whale conversation using AI, revealing insights into humpback whale communication and intelligence.

The Covid pandemic brought tourism to a near-halt in Alaska last year. What will happen to the majestic humpback whale when cruise ships and visitors return in August? Christine Gabriele sat at ...

In Alaska, humpback whale sightings are frequent during the summer. Humpback whale “flukes,” or tails, exhibit distinctive designs that allow for the identification of specific whales.