Let’s explore why whales sing and how these mesmerizing sounds play such an important role in the continued survival of these most ancient of creatures. To Communicate Whale songs are a primary ...

A whale’s song is one of the most haunting and mysterious sounds on Earth, echoing through the ocean’s depths for miles. What if the vast, open seas—once the perfect stage for these ...

Whale songs are being drowned out by human ocean vessels, study finds Baleen whales evolved unique structures that help them echolocate — but human noise pollution is too much for them ...

Sperm whales rattle off pulses of clicks while swimming together, raising the possibility that they’re communicating in a complex language.

Eerie and fascinating, whale songs are one of the most mysterious sounds reverberating through the ocean. Now, researachers say they know how the leviathans vocalize.

Whales share songs from Australia to Ecuador, scientists have found, suggesting a remarkably fast cultural evolution.

Scientists analyzed whale songs recorded in the marine sanctuary between 2015 and 2021 A hungry whale is a quiet whale. A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after ...

Humpback Whale Song Follows Zipf’s Law, A Fundamental Law Of Human Language And some whales exhibit Menzerath’s law even more strongly than humans.

In new research published in Science, our team of experts in whale song, linguistics and developmental psychology analyzed eight years' of song recordings from humpback whales in New Caledonia.

Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to efficiency and brevity. It’s leading researchers to believe that ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...

Eerie, fascinating and at times unnerving, whale songs are one of the most mysterious sounds to have been heard reverberating through the ocean. How baleen whales, which include humpback whales ...