Scientists are using underwater microphones to study beaked whales, the ocean’s most elusive mammals. Echolocation clicks ...

Beaked whales are rarely spotted. Now scientists are using underwater sounds to help identify these elusive creatures.

Scientists photograph the elusive ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, the source of the BW43 echolocation pulse, for the first time.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. From the moment that the biologist Heike Vester presses play, the sound of the static ...

An open-source whale tag that records sound, movement, and environmental data will enable scientists to study and decode ...

A groundbreaking new study reveals that baleen whales — which includes humpbacks — evolved a specialized voice box for sound production underwater Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been ...

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 ...

If bowhead whales produce particularly varied and diverse calls in one area, it is very likely that the area is a breeding ground. The species occurs exclusively in the Arctic Ocean and is therefore ...

Researchers have finally identified the source of mysterious noises coming from the deepest ocean trench. The odd sounds, described as "biotwang" noises, sound a bit like sci-fi starships, and are ...

Scientists used state of the art AI technology to analyze the calling and singing of bowhead whales. The post Scientists use AI to discover how whales breed deep beneath arctic ice appeared first on ...

Whales are best known for their massive size and the biggest among them are the baleen whales. Containing 16 different whale species, the biggest of the baleen whales — the blue whale — measures in at ...