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 ...

Learn about how scientists are using AI-powered photo recognition technology to track humpback whale migration ...

Scientists with the Massachusetts State Division of Marine Fisheries have launched a new program to track where and when the ...

Male humpback whales lengthen their songs when exposed to low-frequency sonar, a finding that raises concern about the impact of man-made noise on mar ...

Beloved author James Rebanks takes a hiatus from his farm in the Lake District for a sojourn on a far-flung island among the “duck women.” ...

The humpback whales' song is probably the most complex in the animal kingdom. The range of frequencies that whales use are from 30 Hertz (Hz) to about 8,000 Hz. Researchers believe that some of ...

The lower jawbone of a sperm whale with Jos Sances’s Or, The Whale (2019–20) in the background at Monstrous: Whaling and Its Colossal Impact Courtesy the Mystic Seaport Museum, Connecticut ...

Antarctic krill is a key species in the Antarctic marine ecosystem as an important food source for many species, such as whales, seals and penguins. However, the small crustaceans are increasingly ...

WA's southern coastline is a key breeding ground for southern right whales, but numbers are stalling in their recovery from whaling. Numbers of other species, such as humpback whales, have boomed ...

Humpback Whale (image credits: rawpixel) The first evidence of regional “accents” in humpback whale song emerged in the 1970s when researchers began recording and analyzing songs from different ocean ...

A typical bowhead song lasts for between 45 to 90 seconds, which the whale then repeats over and over for 24 hours a day. (See 14 jaw-dropping pictures of whales.) ...