Whales are among the loudest animals on Earth, but even they can be susceptible to harm from excessive or overly loud noise in the ocean. Scientists have measured blue whales calls as loud as 190 ...

A mysterious sound heard booming from deep under the ocean waves has finally been traced to a fascinating source. First recorded in 2014 in the west Pacific, the "biotwang" is actually the call of the ...

Imagine it’s the early 1900s and you’re a giant blue whale basking in the warm waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, just off the coast of Southern California. What do you hear? Fellow whale songs, ...

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making ...

Sperm whales use sound to identify themselves socially in a similar manner to how humans use clothing, a new study revealed. Sperm whales in the Pacific Ocean use sound as a form of “symbolic marking” ...

Whales and other mammals rely on a balance of underwater sounds to survive. Climate change could be throwing off that fragile equilibrium. Adding to that list of dangers, a new study suggests that ...

Tracking blue whales by their booming vocalizations, researchers have revealed how these ocean giants find dense aggregations of food. A study by MBARI researchers and their collaborators published ...

Humpback whales are known to sing, though researchers have yet to identify the exact reason why Sound is a vital form of communication for all species, and humpback whales are no different. According ...