Sounds made by humpback whales as they passed through the ocean off Oahu, Hawaii, were captured on camera in recent days. Mark Healey, who recorded the mesmerising audio, said he could hear them when ...

Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace all-too-familiar tunes. But what makes their complex vocalizations so catchy?

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Whale songs reveal shifts in ocean conditions, offering vital insights into prey availability and ecosystem health.

Cornell University researchers have developed a new method to estimate North Atlantic right whale numbers—offering a ...

These whale songs are sung by males as a way to woo a mate, and they can change and morph into a more complicated song each year. But are these songs simply a collection of sounds, or do they ...

Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures, communicating through various vocalizations like pulsed calls and whistles. For the first time, researchers have recorded these vocalizations and ...