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 ...

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

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 ...

David Attenborough presents seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the significance of these songs in the lives of their species. David Attenborough presents seven of ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Amelia Macapia (AM): Whale songs can travel vast distances, and if they are using their songs to communicate with one another, ...

The ocean is anything but quiet with animals making a variety of unique sounds, but what happens when the ocean gets too loud ...

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 ...

Any quick internet search for recordings of humpback whale song returns audio compilations that can receive tens of thousands — if not millions — of visits. With such quantifiable popularity, you ...

Storytelling doesn’t just happen through words. As Yo-Yo Ma proved through his performance at Hancher Auditorium on Oct. 30, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – In a quieter era when a ship’s progress at sea arrived only through the courtesy of the wind, sailors told stories of intriguing sounds coming from humpback whales. If conditions were ...