An open-source whale tag that records sound, movement, and environmental data will enable scientists to study and decode ...

Project CETI is harnessing AI to understand the complex communication system of sperm whales. In a new study, the project's scientists used AI to decode thousands of sperm whale clicks. CETI founder ...

New research reveals a previously unknown dimension of sperm whale vocalizations, shedding light on their complex communication system. This new study reveals that two discrete coda-level patterns ...

Researchers say sperm whales have a complex communication system, an example of how new technology is opening up the mysterious world of animal... What are sperm whales saying? Researchers find a ...

Sunlight shines on a sperm whale swimming off the coast of Dominica in March. In a study published this month in the journal Nature Communications, scientists described for the first time the basic ...

Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded whale rights and even legal personhood. A pod of sperm whales swims off ...

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) ...

On a special episode (first released on June 6, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: These gentle giants of the ocean have long been a source of fascination for us humans. And while researchers have made ...

Researchers have developed a method to investigate sperm whale communication by determining their vocal style, finding that groups living in close proximity can develop similar styles to each other.

Imagine trying to understand a creature with a brain five times bigger than yours. Their sounds are like underwater techno music. They might be talking about the ocean’s version of philosophy. Project ...

Listening to our animal kin — some experts predict that the capacity and technology to understand and talk back to non-human ...