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 ...

The intricate melodies of whale songs have long fascinated marine biologists, but their complexity has also posed a significant challenge for researchers trying to understand these underwater ...

WASHINGTON — Some whales are taking jazz riffs to new depths. For the first time, scientists have eavesdropped year-round on the songs of bowhead whales, the little-heard whales that roam the Arctic ...

Roger Payne, a biologist who put his ear to the ocean and pioneered the study of whale songs, recording the creatures’ hypnotic, intricately patterned vocalizations — haunting wails, birdlike chirps, ...

Author Lynne Kelly’s experience as a teacher first brought her to children’s literature, but it was a passing story about a whale and her career as a sign language interpreter that inspired her newest ...

This photo provided by Samuel Lam shows a humpback whale and her calf in Papeete, French Polynesia in September 2022. Humpbacks are known to compose elaborate songs that travel across oceans and whale ...