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 ...

Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. It’s an encouraging ...

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 ...

When a right whale appeared trailing fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay Jan. 17, rescuers mobilized – underscoring challenges the ...

How scientists use underwater recordings to locate, identify, and understand some of the planet’s most enigmatic cetaceans, which rarely appear at the surface ...