Local boat company reports that humpback whale sightings are happening nearly year round. Here's one of those encounters.

Each year, thousands of the gray whales make an annual migration past Ventura, heading south from Arctic waters to the ...

Even as humpbacks rebound in number, their genomes reveal a loss of genetic diversity and a buildup of harmful mutations left ...

Getting on the water with a reputable operator helps ensure both a quality experience for you and the whales. Atlantic Whales ...

Whale photographer Jodi Frediani captured the moment with her camera from another boat nearby in the waters near Monterey Bay, California Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

A male humpback whale made one of the longest and most unusual migrations on record for the species, an anomaly scientists say might be linked to climate change. The whale was first sighted in waters ...

Humpback whales are struggling to communicate due to noisy humans, a new study has suggested. The new study published in the journal Nature, studied the unique vocalizations of whales that are made ...

Harrowing footage shows the moment a diver narrowly avoids a confrontation with a pair of humpback whales. The video was posted by diver Timo Dersch in January to his Instagram account and recorded ...

SEATTLE — It’s a good thing seals aren’t on a humpback whale’s menu. A photograph by a whale-watching naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant ...

"Humpback whales don't deliberately threaten humans — they are good at navigating around stationary boats in the water," photographer Jodi Frediani tells PEOPLE Kate Hogan was Director of Digital ...

The mournful, curiously repetitious yet ever-changing songs of male humpback whales have long puzzled scientists. The tunes are part of the males’ mating displays, but researchers don’t know their ...