Chrissy Lovett had just opened Maui Ocean Adventures when a deadly wildfire swept through Lahaina in 2023, burning up the ...

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Researchers identified statistically coherent patterns in whale song that may be a signature of cultural learning.

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication of all other species. However, research published in Science has uncovered ...

Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...

Maui Ocean Adventures is a woman-owned company run by two long-time boat captains in Lahaina that had only been open for two weeks when the fire destroyed the town and the fledgling business. Now, ...

Humpback whales have been known to swim 5,000 miles from tropical grounds to colder grounds for more productive feedings and ...

During a survey, researchers got the chance to listen to a sea creature being a “soulful performer” off the coast of Hawaii.

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Over 400 volunteers for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and the Pacific Whale Foundation ...