When a right whale appeared trailing fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay Jan. 17, rescuers mobilized – underscoring challenges the ...

Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...

Massachusetts (WBZ) — Researchers are listening for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales off the coast of Massachusetts with the help of two new buoys in the water. The high-tech buoys ...

After right whales were redetected east of Ocean City, Maryland, on Jan. 14, the right whale Slow Zone has been extended ...

Critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales face a significant threat from ship strikes, which account for about a quarter of their confirmed deaths. To mitigate this, AI-powered maritime safety ...

Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal mating call ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When Jason Gedamke and Daniel Costa first went to Australia to record the sounds of dwarf minke whales, people told them they were wasting their time. There were very few reports of ...