Scientists initially expected some whale populations to rebound a decade after the BP oil spill. New research suggests they ...

In an astonishing 20-minute exchange between researchers and a humpback whale named Twain, science has crossed an ...

Humpback whale vocalizations usually come as a series of repetitious sounds at varying frequencies, leading many in the field to refer to them as songs. For this new study, the research team ...

While whale vocalizations are not new to science, these specific cacophonies of cues had previously gone unidentified due to the logistical difficulties of studying the aquatic creatures ...

The whale calves were particularly noisy before nursing. On average, suckling sessions produced the most calls of any of the behaviors the team examined. These vocalizations were usually low ...