Previously, a commonly accepted belief within the scientific community was that animals are intellectually inferior to humans. However, extensive research on whale behavior performed over the course ...

South of Santa Cruz, where coastal waters meet the open Pacific, are the deep waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. It's home to an amazing array of creatures: over 300 marine mammal ...

After poring over recordings from sperm whales in the Caribbean, UC Berkeley linguist Gasper Begus had an unlikely breakthrough. According to a new study from Begus and his colleagues with Project ...

Researchers have developed a method to investigate sperm whale communication by determining their vocal style, finding that groups living in close proximity can develop similar styles to each other.

Sperm whales have a lot to say. The animals spend much of their lives in darkness, searching the ocean's depths for giant squid. So sound rules their world, especially in their tight-knit family ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Researchers say the discovery of the oldest known recordings of whale sounds could open up a new understanding of how the ...

On a special episode (first released on June 6, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: These gentle giants of the ocean have long been a source of fascination for us humans. And while researchers have made ...

Researchers have found the oldest known whale recording from 1949, offering insights into marine communication and the historical soundscape of the ocean, crucial for conservation efforts.

The mammals' mysterious clicks contain a stunning level of complexity, a new study shows. A group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) swims together in the Indian Ocean. For years, researchers ...