New research in the Strait of Gibraltar captured dozens of vocalizations from an endangered subpopulation of killer whales ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sperm whales swimming off the coast of Dominica. The marine mammals have a complex communication system that scientists are ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When Jason Gedamke and Daniel Costa first went to Australia to record the sounds of dwarf minke whales, people told them they were wasting their time. There were very few reports of ...

An alarming rate of carcasses of whales with empty stomachs washing ashore has been observed in recent years, which has been troubling conservationists and researchers. The famously mesmerizing songs ...

New research reveals a previously unknown dimension of sperm whale vocalizations, shedding light on their complex communication system. This new study reveals that two discrete coda-level patterns ...

Sometimes a whale just wants to change its tune. That’s one of the things researchers have learned recently by eavesdropping on whales in several parts of the world and listening for changes in their ...

For centuries, humans have drawn a line between themselves and other species, initially claiming that other animals couldn't feel pain. Science proved they could. Then the argument shifted: Animals ...

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 ...