Across the world’s oceans, hydrophones are picking up intricate patterns of clicks, whistles, and pulses that do not map neatly onto any human language. Researchers are now treating these underwater ...

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

Fred Sharpe is asking Alaskans to listen closely, document their observations and pass them along to him directly.

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In a groundbreaking revelation, researchers have discovered that sperm whales communicate using vowel-like sounds, a characteristic previously thought to be unique to human speech. This study, led by ...

Shrek revolutionized animated comedies, and many great ones have come out since, from Oscar winners like Finding Nemo to fan ...

Armstrong Williams hosts a town hall on Baltimore schools: $1.7B budget, yet only 10% of students are proficient in math. by KOMO News Staff SEATTLE — The Center for Whale Research is closely ...

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North Atlantic right whales are nearing extinction, with fewer than 400 left in the world. We know what is killing them: getting hit by shipping boats, entangled in fishing lines and the impacts of ...

A study on beaked whales showed that even the reclusive giants are negatively affected by a host of anthropogenic activities. The paper, published in Royal Society Open Science in April, documented 14 ...

For centuries, humans have drawn a line between themselves and other species, initially claiming that other animals couldn’t feel pain. Science proved they could. Then the argument shifted: Animals ...

The team films something not seen before: an hours-long teaching session between adults and their young. Killer whales are one of only a handful of animals that actively teach their young, and it’s ...