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Study reveals significant pollution in Lady's Island lagoon, necessitating millions for restoration to combat EU fines.

As few as 7% of male humpback whales in the south Pacific Ocean sire offspring, according to a new study. Photo from Amy Humphries, UnSplash Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population ...

Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population do not have offspring — and bad singing might be to blame, new research reveals. Scientists recently conducted a paternity analysis of a ...

Footage of humpback whales captured by drones has revealed how the animals manoeuvre their whole bodies when they feed. As BBC News filmed with scientists in the Antarctic Peninsula, one whale ...

Preliminary images for the planned structure show a utilitarian design far removed from the 18th century humpback bridge it is replacing. The local authority’s design team looked at several ...

hooked dorsal fin,” the NOAA said. They are the world’s second-largest whale species. Seventeen humpback whales and thirty Risso’s dolphins were also seen between the two trips on Jan. 2 ...