A system called "SAvE Whales," developed in Greece and tested in the Greek seas, aims to minimize the threat of ship strikes ...

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

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

A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.

These studies have revealed that different groups of sperm whales may have distinct dialects, suggesting a level of cultural complexity previously unrecognized in non-human species. Moreover, ...

Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source.

Marine scientists are investigating yet another whale death after the carcass of a sperm whale washed up on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, one of at least a half dozen to wash ashore in ...

UK trade in ivory from hippos, narwhals, orcas and sperm whales has been banned as part of conservation efforts, the ...

A sperm whale washed ashore on Cuttyhunk Island off Cape Cod Sunday, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said in a statement. The most recent whale discovery is part of a series of whale ...

collisions with vessels are the leading cause of human-induced mortality in the northwestern Mediterranean, an area with high and increasing maritime traffic intensity. Sperm whales, once at the ...