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7,000 humpback whales died in the North Pacific over 10 years — and 'the blob' is to blame
New research using artificial intelligence reveals that a decline in the North Pacific population of humpback whales between 2012 and 2021 coincided with the strongest marine heat wave recorded globally.
Male humpback whale seen forcing sex on emaciated, injured male in extremely rare encounter
Photographs taken off Maui, Hawaii, show the first documented case of a male humpback whale sexually penetrating another male, with the latter appearing injured and covered in parasites.
Critically endangered right whales are shrinking, with drastic consequences for their population
Climate change appears to be causing North Atlantic right whales to get smaller, and it's making them have fewer babies.
Eerie photograph captures whales hunted off Greenland lying in their watery grave
Haunting image showing two whales with their bones picked clean off the coast of Greenland has won the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 competition.
Hidden DNA found in blue whales reveals they've been mating with other species — and their hybrid offspring
Newly sequenced genomes of blue whales in the Atlantic Ocean contain "unexpectedly high" levels of fin whale DNA, hinting that the two species have been interbreeding much more than previously realized.
Whale with broken back spotted near Mexico after suspected ship collision will likely die
A humpback whale off Baja California Sur with a deformed spine was likely hit by a ship and the injury will probably be fatal, an expert told Live Science.
Scientists finally figure out why hundreds of gray whales keep washing up dead along US coasts
Three mass mortality events have struck a population of gray whales off the west coast of North America since the 1980s, and scientists have linked them to changing conditions in the Arctic.
Kelping is a 'global phenomenon' sweeping the world of humpback whales, scientists say
Humpback whales may enjoy rolling around in seaweed as a form of play, but "kelping" could also help maintain their skin health by removing parasites and bacteria.
