Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.

Photographers capture mutant crayfish, cleaning fish, and synchronized whales in this year's top underwater contests.

If spotted, officials ask mariners to call NOAA’s hotline at 888-256-9840 to report her location, with photos and videos, if possible, without breaking the 100-yard rule. Mariners can also radio the U ...

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National Geographic issued a record-breaking album of those tunes alongside a story about ...

Humpback whales will sometimes use an intricate strategy to catch food called bubble-net feeding. A new study suggests they're spreading the knowledge of how to do it to each other.

A kayaker off the coast of Chilean Patagonia got a surprise of biblical proportions when a humpback whale suddenly emerged from the ocean and swallowed him and his kayak whole—and it was all caught on ...