A female humpback whale who washed ashore in Newport Beach was washed back out to sea, but scientists were able to gather a wealth of information.

Officials say the whale could roll in the surf, posing a danger to beachgoers. Stormy ocean conditions are delaying removal as authorities assess the cause of death.

Archivists and researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have unearthed a recording from the 1940s.

Researchers have rediscovered a 77-year-old recording of a haunting song that now has been determined to have come from a ...

According to NBC Los Angeles, the carcass came ashore near 13th Street, between the Newport and Balboa piers and not far from ...

The carcass of a juvenile humpack whale was first spotted Wednesday afternoon off Newport Beach will be studied by ...

A 30‑foot dead humpback whale weighing an estimated 10 tons washed ashore Wednesday near 11th Street in Newport Beach, video from AIR7 showed.

Scientists in Falmouth stumbled upon a disc from 1949 with audio of a whale sounding like it’s singing, and they say<a class= ...

Seventy-seven years after its recording, WHOI recovered what could be the first humpback whale song captured on audio. It was labeled "fish noises." ...

When large marine animals change their movement patterns, it often signals broader shifts in ocean conditions. Dr. Meynecke ...

A mother humpback whale and her calf swim in waters off Maui. The whales come to Maui every winter as part of their migration cycle. Photo courtesy National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration The ...

Somewhere out in the deep blue waters off of Maui, a female humpback whale is in need of help. Wildlife officials said the 40-foot-long whale – referred to as Palette — was last seen Thursday off ...