A Forgotten Whale Song Recording Is Giving Scientists New Clues About the Ocean ...

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have uncovered the oldest known recording of whale song. And it reveals a noisier soundscape of today's oceans.

Humpback whales alter song pitch to avoid overlap with nearby singers, revealing flexible and responsive vocal behavior.

A study published in Scienc on humpback whale songs has provided remarkable insights into the nature of nonhuman animal communication, revealing a striking similarity between whale songs and human ...

Findings suggest that humpbacks are the only mammals other than humans to possess this ability. “It’s kind of a bizarre ...

(CNN) — Eerie, fascinating and at times unnerving, whale songs are one of the most mysterious sounds to have been heard reverberating through the ocean. (CNN) — Eerie, fascinating and at times ...

Language has long been seen as a defining trait of human intelligence. Unlike the communication systems of other species, ...

Quebec City, Canada — Like a songbird calling another out, one male humpback whale may make another change his tune. Studying humpbacks with methods adapted from bird research has uncovered the first ...

There’s no accounting for musical taste — particularly when the kind of music you’re talking about doesn’t even originate in your own species. Bird songs may be lovely, but whale songs? Say what you ...

A psychologist has proposed that humpback whales may use song for long-range sonar. It's the singing whale, not the listening whale who is doing most of the analysis. If correct, the model should ...