Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are using machine learning to research sperm whale communication habits -- and they're learning unprecedented things. Their new study, ...

Findings suggest that humpbacks are the only mammals other than humans to possess this ability. “It’s kind of a bizarre convergence,” UB researcher says.

Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal mating call ...

What can we learn from the whales? It’s something that researchers at the CETI project (not to be confused with the SETI Institute) are working on in order to help drive awareness around language ...

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 ...

Baleen whales are the largest animals to have ever roamed our planet and as top predators play a vital role in marine ecosystems. To communicate across vast distances and find each other, baleen ...

A mysterious sound emitted from the depths of the Pacific Ocean has finally been identified as a Bryde’s whale. Now, artificial intelligence is helping researchers track the elusive whale species ...

Harvard engineers, as part of Project CETI, have built an open-source bio-logger that adheres to sperm whales and records high-fidelity, multi-channel audio plus rich behavioral and environmental data ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is one of Earth's most haunting sounds - the "singing" of baleen whales like the humpback, heard over vast distances in the watery realm. Now scientists have finally figured ...