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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 ...
Humpback whales are some of the largest creatures on Earth and live in every one of the planet’s oceans. Their seasonal ...
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 white whale in the room. No whaling exhibition is complete without mention of Moby-Dick, and Herman Melville’s 1851 tome looms large over the Mystic Seaport Museum’s show—with quotes ...
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 ...
Fascinatingly, humpback whale songs aren’t static—they evolve over time within populations. Each breeding season, small modifications appear in the songs, with new phrases added and others phased out.