A solitary bubble-net feeding humpback whale targeting a patch of Pacific herring in Alaska. (Photo credit: Martin van ...

On my recent Alaskan cruise aboard the Discovery Princess, I booked what turned out to be one of the most unforgettable ...

Now it appears that humpbacks are the only baleen whales that can feed this way, thanks to their unique pectoral (or side) ...

A humpback whale breaches in Kenai Fjords National Park on June 12, 2013. (Photo by Kaitlin Thoreson/National Park Service) Two dead whales were discovered last month in Southeast Alaska waters ...

An orca that became stranded on a rocky beach in Alaska was freed with the help of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and sailors who happened to be nearby.

Guests will take a whale-watching boat to Point Adolphus, known for having the highest concentration of humpback whales in this part of Alaska (the tour operator has never had to pay out—not ...

A dead fin whale that washed up near Anchorage is bringing hundreds of spectators to the beach. What can biologists learn from analyzing this fin whale?

Thirty large whales have died in the western Gulf of Alaska since May, now deemed an "unusual mortality event" by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Alaska.org points to May through September as the best time for wildlife viewing, though you can spot some animals year-round ...

Some lines that offer the fisherman's tour include Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Celebrity ...

A federal judge has suspended an oil sale off the coast of Alaska, saying the Interior Department failed to consider the cumulative effects on endangered beluga whales.