Lately, Fred Sharpe has been focusing on whale noises that can be heard at the surface. He says they're understudied compared ...

Denise Herzing, a dolphin communication expert, told Science News that she objects to the word “vowel” out of concern that ...

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

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quiet Sound, a collaborative program working to reduce noise and physical impacts to endangered Southern Resident killer whales from large commercial vessels, announces the ...

Researchers studying ocean sounds came up with a whopper last year: the eerie bellow of blue whales cruising past New Jersey. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology in New York has been studying whale sounds ...

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” ...

Scientists using AI have decoded a human-like communication system in sperm whales. The study reveals vowel-like sounds, ...

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Eric Martin listened to the sounds of the underwater world using a contraption he pieced together with Tupperware and plastic piping. The water can be a noisy place, especially with the roaring engine ...

Research has revealed the daily habits of the endangered Mediterranean sperm whale. The recordings confirmed the whales' widespread presence in the north-western Mediterranean Sea and identified a ...

Eric Martin listened to the sounds of the underwater world using a contraption he pieced together with Tupperware and plastic piping. The water can be a noisy place, especially with the roaring engine ...