The world's oldest-known whale song recordings tell a story about the changing ocean

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered a recording of humpback whales off the coast of Bermuda ...
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AI trained on birdsong can recognize whale calls

Google researchers find surprising adaptability with Perch 2.0 ...
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Blue whales have stopped singing, and here's why

Blue whales are loud. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they are some of the loudest animals on the entire planet. However, something is changing. A study from earlier ...

The race to respond to right whales, via buoys

On Jan. 20, an acoustic buoy detected an endangered North Atlantic right whale call near Savannah, prompting NOAA to issue a voluntary slow zone for ships.
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Study provides most detailed analysis yet of how baleen whales produce sound

KELLY: It's the song of a humpback whale, a type of baleen whale. COEN ELEMANS: All the baleen whales make extremely low frequency sounds, and it sounds like a bit like humming, like, (imitating whale ...
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Snorkeler Records the Incredible Sound of Hundreds of Whales Singing

Have you ever been lucky enough to snorkel in the ocean? For some it's terrifying because you don't know what's lurking in the dark that you can't see, but for many (like me!) it's like being ...
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Whale songs are being drowned out by human ocean vessels, study finds

Whales are best known for their massive size and the biggest among them are the baleen whales. Containing 16 different whale species, the biggest of the baleen whales — the blue whale — measures in at ...