In 2014, researchers monitoring acoustic recordings from the Mariana Archipelago picked up an unusual whale vocalization with both low- and high-frequency components. It seemed to be a whale call, but ...

F or the very first time, scientists have spotted a living ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, a rare, deep-diving species that ...

Researchers from the Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, and the U.S. military's Naval Information Warfare ...

Whales seek warmer weather in the winter, just like snowbirds. After spending their summers in Alaska, humpbacks trek down to Mexico and Hawaii to give birth in subtropical waters, passing by gray ...

On the swells of the Sea of Cortez, everything looks like a whale. But the suggestive shapes usually turn out to be whitecaps or a cloud’s shadow. Lulled by disappointment, the rocking boat and ...

Songs have lowered in frequency, in part because of changes to ocean water. Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Publishing their findings in the ...

Scientists searching for life outside our planet say they’ve finally made contact – with a humpback whale. "It gives us insight in what we might need to do in order to replicate something like this ...

A humpback whale tangled in fishing gear near the San Juan Islands is believed to be swimming freely again after a quick cross-border rescue effort that included U.S. and Canadian authorities.