Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National Geographic issued a record-breaking album of those tunes alongside a story about ...

Have you ever been lucky enough to snorkel in the ocean? For some it's terrifying because you don't know what's lurking in the dark that you can't see, but for many (like me!) it's like being ...

Whale songs can be both beautiful and haunting. But the exact mechanism that the 16 species of baleen whales, like humpback and minke whales, use to make those noises hasn’t been well understood. The ...

Biologist Roger Payne is best known for his discovery (with Scott McVay) that whales sing songs. In 1970, he released an LP called "Songs of the Humpback Whale.” It played a key role in igniting the ...

Whales are some of the most enigmatic creatures in the oceans that depend on their sense of sound to communicate and mate ...

Source: Christopher Michel, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license. Whale song is largely considered to be a display of reproductive fitness, akin to the melodies produced by ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For humpback whales in the Pacific, their songs may be a solid ...

Each year, during summer and fall, large groups of baleen whales gather off the coast of California, U.S., to feast on krill ...

A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it? A blue whale swims near ...