Researchers bring a SETI approach to the question of what—if anything—humpbacks’ underwater smoke rings might be trying to ...

Humpback whales may be communicating with humans in a playful way, according to researchers who have been studying the marine ...

Humpback whales are giving birth far beyond their known tropical calving zones—some as far south as Tasmania and New Zealand.

Some 36 species of cetaceans can be seen in the waters, from Greenland east to the Russian Arctic and south to the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean Sea. For humpback whales specifically ...

From June to September breaching humpback whales join the likes of fin and minke whales feasting on plankton. Whale-watching is excellent all around Greenland’s craggy coastline. Whales are ...

Bay Area researchers from SETI and UC Davis captured a rare sight: humpback whales blowing bubble rings — like smoke rings — while calmly approaching humans. It’s the first time scientists have ...