Eavesdropping on whale songs over 6 years shows the number of days humpbacks have been singing has nearly doubled–with their ...

A new study finds that humpback whale song shares statistical structures with human language, suggesting that cultural ...

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

The findings are a window into the rich inner lives of whales – and allow us to check the health of the ocean.

Eavesdropping on baleen whale songs in the Pacific Ocean reveals year-to-year variations that track changes in the ...

According to the team, these findings indicate that seasonal and yearly changes to the amount of baleen whale song might mirror changes in the local food web. A better understanding of the ...

Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace all-too-familiar tunes. But what makes their complex vocalizations so catchy?

Now, an international, interdisciplinary team of scientists has found that the intricate songs of humpback whales, which can spread rapidly from one population to another, follow the same rule ...

However, research published in Science has uncovered the same statistical structure that is a hallmark of human language in humpback whale song. Humpback whale song is a striking example of a ...

Eavesdropping on whale songs has provided vital new information in the battle to protect the endangered species. Variations ...