Clicklike noises made by a small species of shark represent the first instance of a shark actively producing sound ...

Ultrasonic sounds are high-frequency sound waves that exceed 20,000 hertz, a range far beyond what the human ear can detect.

The sea is a symphony of sounds from whale song to the guttural thumps and groans of a fish "drumming" an internal organ. But marine scientists have long thought that sharks, a group containing more ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

What better way to track whales than listening in on them? Passive acoustic monitoring, in which microphones are placed ...

Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...

Plus, the whales probably stay in shallow, sandy waters because it muffles their sounds. "Moms and newborns are calling all the time, staying in communication," says Roman, a conservation researcher ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR] urges the public “to follow best practices for whale watching ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has urged mariners to use caution while whale-watching. A spokesman said ...

Whales are the largest living creatures on the planet. In fact, blue and fin whales are the two largest animals that have ever existed. But this massive stature is not their only superpower: whales ...

A pair of adult female right whales are still roaming around off Florida's west coast while calving off the Atlantic Coast continues.