An open-source whale tag that records sound, movement, and environmental data will enable scientists to study and decode ...

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

Two new studies have found eerily human-like sophistication in whale songs, challenging notions about our exceptionality and potentially shedding light on the evolution of language. Some whales can ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication of all other species. However, research published in Science has uncovered ...

Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded whale rights and even legal personhood. A pod of sperm whales swims off ...

Humpback whales are some of the most intelligent creatures humans have ever had the chance to observe. However, researchers have encountered a bit of a conundrum with these massive sea-bound creatures ...

After poring over recordings from sperm whales in the Caribbean, UC Berkeley linguist Gasper Begus had an unlikely breakthrough. According to a new study from Begus and his colleagues with Project ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been deployed to eavesdrop on the underwater chatter of sperm whales, potentially uncovering new insights into their complex communication systems. This innovative ...

Previously, a commonly accepted belief within the scientific community was that animals are intellectually inferior to humans. However, extensive research on whale behavior performed over the course ...

New research reveals a previously unknown dimension of sperm whale vocalizations, shedding light on their complex communication system. This new study reveals that two discrete coda-level patterns ...

The following piece by Derek Davis, an Earth.com staff writer was based on a research undertaken by the University of ...