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

KELLY: It's the song of a humpback whale, a type of baleen whale. COEN ELEMANS: All the baleen whales make extremely low frequency sounds, and it sounds like a bit like humming, like, (imitating whale ...

A humpback whale calf playing in the warm waters of Moorea in French Polynesia. Once the calves are strong enough, they will make the long journey with their mother back to the feeding grounds of ...

LONDON — Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery. Scientists now think they have an idea, and it’s something not ...

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

SEATTLE —For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of work, scientists have determined the ...

A recent study on beaked whales showed that even the reclusive giants are negatively affected by a host of anthropogenic activities. The paper, published in Royal Society Open Science in April, ...

For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of work, scientists have determined the differences ...