Mercado is a cognitive scientist and a 2023 fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation. He knows how certain sounds, such as whale ...

Divers were recently treated to a heartwarming performance by a humpback whale in the Caribbean Sea. The encounter took place off the coast of the Turks and Caicos Islands, located southeast of the ...

Contrary to the scientific cosensus, they're exploring, not courting, says UB psychologist and cognitive scientist Eduardo ...

Blue whales sing less when they are starving and sing more when food is plentiful, a recent study revealed. Researchers listened to whales off California for six years and found that their singing ...

Scientists think they might have finally learned the secret to how whales sing their complicated songs. We knew whales made a vast array of vocalizations, called songs, that can carry for thousands of ...

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 ...

A hungry whale is a quiet whale. A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of ...

A whale was recorded “singing his heart out” off the Turks and Caicos islands, video footage shows. Photo from Oliver Tsappis, UnSplash Divers were recently treated to a heartwarming performance by a ...

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 ...