A group of boaters off the coast of Maui, Hawaii stumbled upon a family of curious humpback whales. Listen to them sing as they circle around the boat. The whales wandered so close to the boat that ...

The songs of humpback whales represent one of the most intriguing examples of non-human cultural transmission, wherein complex vocal sequences are learned, modified and disseminated among conspecifics ...

When Lucy Zhang first listened to recordings of humpback whale songs, she didn’t expect to hear the makings of a symphony. But while playing the recordings, the Saratoga High School senior ...

A hungry whale is a quiet whale. A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of ...

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

A new study, led by researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, found that a 2015 marine heat wave, known as "The Blob," quieted the songs of humpback, blue and pin whales off the ...

When Lucy Zhang first listened to recordings of humpback whale songs, she didn’t expect to hear the makings of a symphony. But while playing the recordings, the Saratoga High School senior recognized ...