Have you ever been lucky enough to snorkel in the ocean? For some it's terrifying because you don't know what's lurking in the dark that you can't see, but for many (like me!) it's like being ...

The haunting songs produced by whales are shockingly similar to human pop music: one single hit tune spreads across the ocean, and becomes the preferred whale mating tune. And, just like the modern ...

Whales are some of the most enigmatic creatures in the oceans that depend on their sense of sound to communicate and mate ...

During the summer, blue whales in the Northeastern Pacific spend their days feeding on massive amounts of tiny plankton called krill. In fact, krill is all they eat. “It really is remarkable that such ...

The prevailing hypothesis for how this song morphing occurs, a conclusion reached through more than 50 years of research, is that vocal custom drives the changes. Whales socially learn from other ...

The waters of the West Coast are falling silent. Somewhere deep in the Pacific, off the sunset-lit cliffs of Big Sur and the fog-wrapped bluffs of Mendocino, the largest animal ever known to live on ...

Biologist Roger Payne is best known for his discovery (with Scott McVay) that whales sing songs. In 1970, he released an LP called "Songs of the Humpback Whale.” It played a key role in igniting the ...

NEW YORK — By tracking and listening to whales, scientists have unlocked secrets about the dramatic changes currently underway in the Arctic. They've also learned that these whales are talented ...

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 ...

Any quick internet search for recordings of humpback whale song returns audio compilations that can receive tens of thousands — if not millions — of visits. With such quantifiable popularity, you ...