Researchers identified statistically coherent patterns in whale song that may be a signature of cultural learning.

For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be ...

Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...

Saying yes to an Antartica cruise was a leap of faith for one editor. Here, she details how it changed her for good and also ...

Visitors can book a whale-watching boat trip to get up close. However, Bodega Head—part of Sonoma Coast State Park—is one of ...

These tiny creatures may be no bigger than your little finger, but scientists plan to start counting them from space. Knowing ...

Only male whales sing as part of an elaborate courtship display to prove their worth to potential mates. Other ways to woo a whale can include physical competition, where males charge at speed all in ...

British scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species faces growing threats from climate change ...