Humpback whales are thriving again. They switch foods, use creative hunting, and enter new waters. Their flexibility helps them survive.

A humpback whale (not the one pictured) trailing a 500-foot rope was saved off the coast of Australia during a “complex” rescue, video shows. Photo from Sue Rump via Unsplash A humpback whale ...

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

When University of Southern Denmark whale researcher Olga Filatova set off on her first field trip in 2000, she spent five years looking for whales before she saw a humpback.

A humpback whale entangled in a long rope — stretching more than the length of a football field — was recently rescued off the coast of Australia. The marine mammal, a roughly 35-foot juvenile, was ...