Denise Herzing, a dolphin communication expert, told Science News that she objects to the word “vowel” out of concern that ...

New research reveals sperm whale communication is more complex than thought. Instead of simple clicks, whales use vowel-like ...

Scientists have spent the last five years observing sperm whale communication and behaviors using tags, buoys and drones. They’ve finally begun to learn how whales use calls for communication.

Tests on a tissue sample confirm a researchers aboard a vessel near Baja California were they first to observe the species ...

In 2014, researchers monitoring acoustic recordings from the Mariana Archipelago picked up an unusual whale vocalization with both low- and high-frequency components. It seemed to be a whale call, but ...

Lately, Fred Sharpe has been focusing on whale noises that can be heard at the surface. He says they're understudied compared ...

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making ...

This gave rise to Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative), a 50-plus-person team of marine biologists, A.I. experts, ...

F or the very first time, scientists have spotted a living ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, a rare, deep-diving species that ...

Researchers have identified ginkgo-toothed beaked whales alive at sea for the first time after years of searching, and in ...

Songs have lowered in frequency, in part because of changes to ocean water. Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Publishing their findings in the ...