Benefits that whales bring extend far beyond the ocean – they help us, humans, too. Coastal communities around the world rely ...

Whale song is something we humans listen to when relaxing – but new research has shown that, as a form of communication, it ain't messing around. A new study has found that certain whale species' ...

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

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be because of how they are learned ...

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

Visitors can book a whale-watching boat trip to get up close. However, Bodega Head—part of Sonoma Coast State Park—is one of ...

Humpback whales, which are found in all the world’s oceans, are chiefly threatened by entanglements in fishing gear as well as ship strikes and underwater noise, according to the National ...

When certain algae flourish in the sea, they produce neurotoxins that can sicken both humans and marine animals. Acute ...