Few people sight the cryptic creatures swimming in Monterey Bay, but sonorous sperm whales abound if you listen. The chatter of undersea creatures fills the soundscape, and the clicks of sperm whales ...
A group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) swims together in the Indian Ocean. For years, researchers with Project CETI have worked to decode the communication of the species. Tony Wu, Nature ...
MONTEREY – Hundreds of feet beneath the ocean’s surface, the planet’s largest-toothed predator hunts for prey, which could include a giant squid or even a shark. Since the deep ocean is dark, the ...
After poring over recordings from sperm whales in the Caribbean, UC Berkeley linguist GasperBegus had an unlikely breakthrough. According to a new study from Begus and his colleagues with Project CETI ...
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Sperm whales swimming off the coast of Dominica. The marine mammals have a complex communication system that scientists are working to decode. Amanda Cotton Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...
Exploration for deep-sea minerals in the Clarion Clipperton Zone threatens to disrupt an unexpectedly rich ecosystem of whales and dolphins. New studies have detected endangered species in the area ...