Aug. 10—Northwest artist Perri Lynch-Howard reimagines the depths of the world's oceans' as grand canyons of chorales, the habitats of whale choirs, singing — much the way Eastern Point summer ...

Whale song can be as efficient as – and, in some cases, more efficient than – human communication, according to a new study in Science Advances. Meanwhile, new unrelated research in Science further ...

When Lucy Zhang first listened to recordings of humpback whale songs, she didn’t expect to hear the makings of a symphony. But while playing the recordings, the Saratoga High School senior recognized ...

When Lucy Zhang first listened to recordings of humpback whale songs, she didn’t expect to hear the makings of a symphony. But while playing the recordings, the Saratoga High School senior ...

In the mid-20th century, whale populations were dwindling. More than 50,000 whales were killed each year by commercial whalers. But then in the 1960s, a song — or rather, many songs — sparked a ...

A newly launched study of whale song in Bermuda waters could reveal what “phrases” are shared across groups as humpbacks pass the island. All humpbacks make noise underwater – but only the males are ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...