Alaska is packed to the gills with amazing outdoor destinations, but this small town is one of the best thanks to several ...

On my recent Alaskan cruise aboard the Discovery Princess, I booked what turned out to be one of the most unforgettable excursions of my trip—a whale watching tour in Ketchikan through a company ...

Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve biologist Janet Neilson spotted a humpback whale with a deep gash behind its dorsal fin near Willoughby Island on June 27. Park service officials are asking for ...

Even as humpbacks rebound in number, their genomes reveal a loss of genetic diversity and a buildup of harmful mutations left ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska man on a paddleboard escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale, not even getting wet during a tense few seconds caught on camera by friends and family as the giant ...

Everyone waits with bated breath, watching seagulls circle over the water. We break our collective focus to make excited eye contact when a faint vocalization comes through the hydrophone. “Get your ...

A U.S. Coast Guard boat approaches the humpback whale carcass on Saturday, July 26. A dead humpback whale calf washed ashore near Douglas Harbor in Juneau over the weekend. National Oceanic and ...

Humpback whales were spotted feeding on a giant bait ball of anchovies off the coast of San Diego, a rare sight in Southern California, as they migrate south to Baja California to breed.