In a new book called Why Whales Sing, Eduardo Mercado details his life's work to try and understand what whale songs are all about.

Each year, humpback whales make a lengthy migration from tropical breeding grounds to colder feeding grounds. But researchers recently logged the migration of one whale who had traveled far beyond the ...

Editor's note: This story was original published in July 2022. We've updated with news of Roger Payne's death. The man behind the iconic album "Songs of the Humpback Whale" has died. Click the red ...

Research suggests female humpback whales may sometimes be skipping the yearly migration north. These findings have been gathered using underwater recording devices.

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A group of scientists had a “conversation” with a humpback whale in Alaska — and they hope principles learned from it will someday help communicate with aliens. The team was assembled by the SETI ...

OLYMPIA -- A humpback whale that has been sighted the past two weeks in Puget Sound around Vashon Island appears to be a young adult in good condition. Observers with Cascadia Research of Olympia have ...

NORTH WILDWOOD, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Residents in South Jersey woke up to quite a sight Sunday morning. A dead humpback whale roughly 25 feet long was discovered under the docks in North Wildwood. Tom ...

Researchers from an organization that seeks out extraterrestrial life camped out at a remote lighthouse in Southeast Alaska for the better part of the summer, but they weren’t out there looking for ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — New Rochelle resident Dan Rogers headed out with some friends on a fishing trip Thursday morning, with hopes of catching some blue fish in the Long Island Sound. Around 1:30 p.m., ...

NORTH WILDWOOD, New Jersey -- Residents in South Jersey woke up to quite a sight Sunday morning. A dead humpback whale was discovered under the docks in North Wildwood. According to the Grassy Sound ...