These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...
The Tufts Daily

Three dimensions of humpback whale communication

Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Amelia Macapia (AM): Whale songs can travel vast distances, and if they are using their songs to communicate with one another, ...
Popular Science

Krill or anchovy? Baleen whale songs may indicate what’s on the menu

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For humpback whales in the Pacific, their songs may be a solid ...
Ars Technica

Whale songs have features of language, but whales may not be speaking

Whales use complex communication systems we still don’t understand, a trope exploited in sci-fi shows like Apple TV’s Extrapolations. That show featured a humpback whale (voiced by Meryl Streep) ...
Medicine Buffalo

What’s really happening when whales sing? It’s not what established science claims, according to a new book by UB researcher

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Eduardo Mercado III, PhD, a University at Buffalo professor of psychology and a groundbreaking expert on whale song, wasn’t impressed as a young researcher in the 1990s when he first ...
EurekAlert!

Whale song has remarkable similarities to human speech in terms of efficiency

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 ...