Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded ...

Researchers are listening for right whales off the coast of Massachusetts with the help of two new high-tech buoys.

“Sperm whales live in an environment totally different from ours, one with completely different constraints. Where we are visual, they see the world through sound—both the sounds they hear and ...

his wife likes to play whale sounds when she sleeps (yes, really), and he’s decided that he’ll be sleeping in his car until she knocks it off. Is he wrong? Read on to get the whole story!

A whale’s song is one of the most haunting and mysterious sounds on Earth, echoing through the ocean’s depths for miles. What ...

Beluga whales use a wide range of communication sounds, including whistles, squeals, clucks, mews, chirps, trills and bell-like tones. In fact, they’re sometimes called ‘canaries of the sea’. These ...

Researchers at DIAS find whale song can be heard up to five kilometres inshore, aiding coastal fin whale monitoring.

A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath the waves.

Scientists find that Aleutian Island passes and the northern Gulf of Alaska remain key feeding grounds for this rare whale To locate endangered North Pacific right whales, scientists listen for their ...

Hamran is an acoustic researcher studying the sounds marine mammals like whales and dolphins use to communicate. She's captured hundreds of hours of orca recordings. This summer, she's listening ...