Big news for anyone hoping to one day talk to a whale, and it arrives at the same as another groundbreaking study into whale song that used methods normally used to study human infants.

Whale song exhibits systematic structure. However, until now, there was little evidence that this structure was like that of human language. One of the big challenges in studying non-human ...

Ocean-bottom seismology stations are designed to monitor earthquakes, and often pick up whale songs. Researchers have previously used these incidental recordings to track fin whale movements, but this ...

“Analyzing baleen whale songs has revealed year-to-year variations that reflect changes in the availability of the species they forage on,” John Ryan, an oceanographer at the Monterey Bay ...

Whales sense their surroundings largely through sound and create complex vocalizations, or songs, when they’re searching for mates and food. RELATED: 5 big whale festivals in Northern California ...

Scientists found whale songs are essential for monitoring ecosystem health and changes in food availability, reflecting the impact of shifting prey populations and environmental conditions on ...

Eavesdropping on whale songs has provided vital new information in the battle to protect the endangered species. Variations in detected whale songs are linked with shifting food sources for the ...

making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems. The waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off central California in the United States are rich ...

making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems. The waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off central California are rich feeding grounds for ...

making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems. The waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off central California are rich feeding grounds for blue, ...