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 ...

A team of oceanographers and marine biologists from the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and Oregon State University has identified a mysterious noise heard in the Pacific Ocean for two ...

It makes for interesting discussion. Scientists make stunning discovery while recording sounds underneath ocean surface: 'A ...

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 ...

Imagine it’s the early 1900s and you’re a giant blue whale basking in the warm waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, just off the coast of Southern California. What do you hear? Fellow whale songs, ...

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 ...

Whales are best known for their massive size and the biggest among them are the baleen whales. Containing 16 different whale species, the biggest of the baleen whales — the blue whale — measures in at ...

For more than 60 years, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) was one of the ocean’s greatest mysteries.