One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest ...

Learn more about how baleen whales split into two groups — fight or flight — and how these groups determine how loud they sing.

Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025.

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

Whales use moans, snores, chirps and cries that are known as whale song. And now, a new study has found that whale song is ...

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

Most of us are familiar with whale song, but new research suggests that the structure of the song - the individual parts that make up the whole - has similarities to human language.

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water ...

The super-low, super-loud songs of flight species like blue and fin whales are the perfect tool: they can attract a female ...

Only male whales sing as part of an elaborate courtship display to prove their worth to potential mates. Other ways to woo a whale can include physical competition, where males charge at speed all in ...