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

Songs have lowered in frequency, in part because of changes to ocean water. Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Publishing their findings in the ...

A newly-named fossil whale species had superior high-frequency hearing ability, helped in part by the unique shape of inner ear features that have given scientists new clues about the evolution of ...

Some baleen whale species are capable of evading orcas — their only known predators — by using stealth-like communication, according to new research. Specifically, the marine mammals can sing at ...

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

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

Beaked whales have rarely been seen. Now scientists are using underwater sounds to help identify these mysterious creatures.On a bright, almost windless day in early June 2024, scientist Elizabeth ...

A new film, out now in theaters, documents the quest to find an animal that has been called the loneliest whale in the world. The documentary, The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52, follows the ...

Biologists discovered killer whales and dolphins working together to hunt salmon, a behavior never before documented in this ...

Some whale species evade killer whales by singing at deep frequencies that are “completely undetectable” to the predators, according to a new study. Photo from John Towner, UnSplash Some baleen whale ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...