Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

In a nutshell Migrating baleen whales transport thousands of tons of nutrients from cold, nutrient-rich feeding grounds to ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning to jettison 10 buildings it leases in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, ...

For humpback whales in the Pacific, their songs may be a solid indicator of the type of food that is swimming nearby. By listening in on their songs from year to year, a team of scientists found ...

I can’t remember if I’ve seen a whale”. A close encounter with one of these larger-than-life leviathans is a life-changing ...

A kayaker in the Strait of Magellan off the coast of Chile was knocked off his inflatable vessel by a humpback whale ... to get out of the whale’s mouth and swim to his father’s kayak.

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

Adrian Simancas has told of his ordeal after claiming to have been 'swallowed' by a humpback whale while kayaking with his father in southern Chile.

Hundreds of people are flocking to Cornwall from across the UK to catch a glimpse of migrating humpback whales as they feed near Newquay and perform some impressive aquabatics.

Simancas grabs his boat and begins swimming toward his father ... fish and accidentally swallowed the kayaker. She said humpback whales do not eat human-sized prey. “They don’t have ...