All known human languages display a surprising pattern: the most frequent word in a language is twice as frequent as the second most frequent, three times as frequent as the third, and so on. This is ...

One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest ...

A pair of highly endangered whales seen swimming the Gulf this week have Texas experts on high alert. The two adult female ...

Humpback whale songs share structural similarities with human language, suggesting complex communication patterns.

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

With its cartilaginous body and cold blood, the whale shark is decidedly not a whale. But this shark is about as long as a humpback and just as gentle. So gentle, in fact, that tours to dive with ...

Two endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted swimming along the Alabama coast in what experts called a “rare” sight for the region. Captain Bobby Kelly with the Gulf Shores Fishing Charters ...

From December through March every year, the waters off Georgia’s coast provide calving grounds for the estimated 70 remaining ...

Whales are gathering in large numbers off New Jersey in a portion of the Atlantic Ocean called the New York Bight, according to several sources.

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

When certain algae flourish in the sea, they produce neurotoxins that can sicken both humans and marine animals. Acute ...

A rare visit from endangered whales are causing boaters to go slow for what’s below. With a careful eye, two whales were ...