Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National Geographic issued a record-breaking album of those tunes alongside a story about ...
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 ...
A conservation charity is working with fishermen on the project on Scotland's west coast.
The songs of humpback whales represent one of the most intriguing examples of non-human cultural transmission, wherein complex vocal sequences are learned, modified and disseminated among conspecifics ...
Research published earlier in 2025 found that whales sing less when food is scarce. Using underwater microphones, or hydrophones, an interdisciplinary team of researchers recorded the songs of blue ...
Language has long been seen as a defining trait of human intelligence. Unlike the communication systems of other species, ...
Eavesdropping on whale songs has provided vital new information in the battle to protect the endangered species. Variations in detected whale songs are linked with shifting food sources for the giants ...
A hungry whale is a quiet whale. A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of ...
When Lucy Zhang first listened to recordings of humpback whale songs, she didn’t expect to hear the makings of a symphony. But while playing the recordings, the Saratoga High School senior ...