Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...
For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...
The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...
The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...
Researchers identified statistically coherent patterns in whale song that may be a signature of cultural learning.
Research has revealed a previously undetected ‘language-like structure’ in whale song that was thought to be unique to human ...
Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and ...
Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication of all other species. However, research published in Science has uncovered ...
When certain algae flourish in the sea, they produce neurotoxins that can sicken both humans and marine animals. Acute ...
The animal’s dorsal fin was still floppy, indicating it was less than 24 hours old, according to news reports.
Whale sharks use underwater features and oil platforms as migratory stepping stones, affecting conservation efforts.
A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.