The vocalisation of a dwarf minke whale sounds so strange and resonant it has been likened to a Star Wars lightsaber.

Let’s explore why whales sing and how these mesmerizing sounds play such an important role in the continued survival of these most ancient of creatures. To Communicate Whale songs are a primary ...

More than a thousand fish species use sounds to exchange information, attract mates, and avoid predators through hums, grunts ...

Scientists have long struggled to study how whales produce sound. A new paper in the journal Nature paints the most complete picture yet of how baleen whales produce their iconic, haunting calls.

Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures, communicating through various vocalizations like pulsed calls and whistles. For the first time, researchers have recorded these vocalizations ...

The loudest animals on earth dominate soundscapes with astonishing decibels. From the world's loudest animal, the blue whale, ...

Toothed whales use sound to find their way around, detect objects, and catch fish. They can investigate their environment by making clicking sounds, and then decoding the "echoic return signal ...

Project CETI is harnessing AI to understand the complex communication system of sperm whales. In a new study, the project's scientists used AI to decode thousands of sperm whale clicks. CETI ...

In a recent TED talk, CETI’s Pratyusha Sharma talks about the communication of sperm whales, and how humans can use that to learn more about other species and ourselves.

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Buoys will listen for sounds of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts coast 00:21. Researchers are listening for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales off the coast of ...

The device — something called a hydrophone — picks up humpback whale sounds. Almost out of nowhere, several adult humpbacks rushed to the surface, mouths agape, scooping up a school of herring.