Changing ocean conditions making whale prey scarce are causing the mammals to stop singing, a six-year study off California's ...

Whale songs provide key insight into ocean ecology, allowing scientists to make estimations on the prevalence of the species ...

Blue whales have been singing less, and it could be a bellwether of climate change. Warming oceans affect the availability of ...

Scientist Roger Payne was the first to discover that whales could sing in 1967 during a research trip to Bermuda.

In a harrowing message to humanity about changing ecosystems for the worse, blue whales have started going silent. You've ...

Sounding the alarm. The sound of the blue whale’s singing has decreased off the coast of California, frightening scientists ...

A dense pool of warm water dubbed ‘The Blob’ drove unprecedented temperature increases in the Pacific Ocean, affecting the ...

Somewhere deep in the Pacific, off the sunset-lit cliffs of Big Sur and the fog-wrapped bluffs of Mendocino, the largest ...

A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?

A new study links marine heatwaves to a 40% drop in blue whale calls as toxic algae blooms devastate food sources, causing ...

Scientists said the sudden drop in blue whale noise is a red flag for ocean health, with silence signalling deeper ...

When Anderson arrived, she said she watched four blue whales that were likely feeding on krill in the area. They typically ...