Peer-reviewed research by Hebrew University and Edinburgh University experts suggests such patterns might also shape sounds ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

Learn about one of the ocean's most iconic and captivating creatures in the world, the humpback whale. Read more on the blog.

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...

A humpback whale jumps out of the water off the coast ... "One of the first challenges that infants face in breaking into language is discovering what the relevant units are," explains author ...

This statistical rule is called Zipf’s law, and now, an interdisciplinary team of scientists has revealed that humpback whale songs follow the same pattern. In a study published Thursday in the ...

A collision with an ocean vessel may have been what killed a humpback whale that washed ashore in Huntington Beach last week, according to officials with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.

The advisory follows a recent incident on January 6, when a humpback whale was reported entangled in crab gear, and comes after a record high of four whale entanglements in Oregon crab gear in 2024.