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

Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have ...

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

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

A study finds that whale songs are similar to human speech patterns after breaking down the sound lengths and frequencies ...

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

Humpback whale songs share structural similarities with human language, suggesting complex communication patterns.

A system called "SAvE Whales," developed in Greece and tested in the Greek seas, aims to minimize the threat of ship strikes ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...