Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...

Scientists used underwater sound recordings to reconstruct 3D dive and hunting behavior of elusive beaked whales in the Gulf of Mexico.

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...

This is the first time pack-ice killer whale vocalizations have been recorded. Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures, communicating through various vocalizations like pulsed calls and ...

A groundbreaking new study reveals that baleen whales — which includes humpbacks — evolved a specialized voice box for sound production underwater Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been ...

Beaked whales spend most of their time swimming in dark depths, and as they become vulnerable to extinction, this study ...

Hearing the haunting moans and cries that whales make to communicate is an unforgettable, spine-tingling experience. Tourists describe a sense of awe when they witness whale songs, and a series of new ...

Sperm whales use sound to identify themselves socially in a similar manner to how humans use clothing, a new study revealed. Sperm whales in the Pacific Ocean use sound as a form of “symbolic marking” ...