Run-ins with humans are the leading cause of death for humpback whales — and new research may explain why these gentle giants are so vulnerable to collisions with boats and entanglement in fishing ...

Thanks to a new sampling technique, scientists can now monitor whale health in a non-invasive way. While this development is obviously exciting, it has also revealed a worrying presence in Arctic ...

Humpback whales are becoming entangled in shark nets off the coast of Australia, highlighting the threats these nets pose. Around Queensland and New South Wales, humpback whales are being accidentally ...

New sampling techniques allow researchers to better monitor pathogens in whale populations. They used humpback whales and sperm whales as indicator species. Samples showed that 4 percent of the ...