Chrissy Lovett had just opened Maui Ocean Adventures when a deadly wildfire swept through Lahaina in 2023, burning up the ...

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

An entangled and “exhausted” humpback whale was recently rescued off the coast of the United Kingdom, video footage shows. Photo from Silas Baisch, UnSplash An entangled humpback whale was ...

A whale has been spotted making waves at Britain's top surfing capital in an incredible video that shows it playfully slapping the water with its fin. The humpback was seen by excited witness ...

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 new study reveals that whale song and human languages share features that make them easier to learn. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known for their complex songs. New research ...

A mother humpback whale and calf are seen on the coast of Brazil in August 2023. Researchers say they've discovered that humpback whale song is passed down over the years and changes — something ...

Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and structured. The study, which looked at eight years of humpback whale ...