There I was, idly researching cetaceans on the company dime, when I came across Songs of the Humpback Whale. Released 55 years ago this month, this album of whale songs remains the bestselling ...

For decades, a thin plastic audio disc sat forgotten in an archive drawer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Recorded on March 7, 1949, near Bermuda, it had been labeled with vague notes ...

Older male humpback whales still got game. Elder whales have perfected their love songs over decades and are out-charming, out-singing and out-playing their younger rivals in one of the ocean’s most ...

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts, have discovered a historic humpback whale song recorded in Bermuda in March 1949. This recording, identified as the ...

A humpback whale alters the pitch of its song when joined by a neighboring singer, a finding that opens a new chapter in the ongoing effort to understand whale song, some of the most structurally and ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it’s the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. PORTLAND, Maine — Researchers on Cape Cod, Mass., recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sound ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers have unveiled a historic recording of a humpback whale song, believed to be the oldest known audio of its kind, shedding light on the communication methods of these ...