In 2021, researchers identified a new species of whale. Now, they are racing against time to save their natural habitat before the whales disappear for good. Rice's whale is the only resident ...

Eavesdropping on baleen whale songs in the Pacific Ocean reveals year-to-year variations that track changes in the availability of the species they forage on, reports a new study led by John Ryan ...

Whales sing more when they have a proximity to food, according to a new study by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Photo from Chinh le Duc, UnSplash Baleen whales sing more when there ...

For humpback whales in the Pacific, their songs may be a solid indicator of the type of food that is swimming nearby. By listening in on their songs from year to year, a team of scientists found ...

Example photo of a humpback whale fluke from which identification of individuals is enabled through distinction of fluke shape and coloration. This photo by T. Cheeseman is of the individual most ...