Scientists are using artificial intelligence to understand sperm whale vocalizations. Lawyers think the discoveries may ...

Denise Herzing, a dolphin communication expert, told Science News that she objects to the word “vowel” out of concern that people might assume whales are using “something like human language.” ...

Whales use complex communication systems we still don’t understand, a trope exploited in sci-fi shows like Apple TV’s Extrapolations. That show featured a humpback whale (voiced by Meryl Streep) ...

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

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

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 ...

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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 ...

Underwater surveys picked up mysterious “bio-twang” sounds from the Mariana Trench in 2014. A new study reveals where the sci-fi-esque noises are coming from. The Mariana Trench lies in the Pacific ...