Deep beneath the ocean surface, sperm whales swim through the dark waters, clicking to each other in bursts of sound that can travel for kilometres. Now, scientists say they are beginning to follow ...

Researchers were tracking 13 whales in the Pacific Ocean and noticed they were fleeing as if an invisible predator was ...

Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...

Cook Inlet beluga whales, an endangered Alaskan population of about 300, use distinct call types for different activities.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help understand how the animals ...

A new study has shown that whale calls are reduced by as much as 50% in response to seismic surveys, which are commonly used to find oil and gas reserves. Researchers are worried that such surveys ...

Project CETI’s underwater technology helps scientists study whale communication and the effects of human activity on marine life.

For years, scientists studying bowhead whales have relied on a simple idea: if a whale makes a long, square or U-shaped dive, ...