Whistling LullabyWhales Can Learn Songs From Each Other in a ‘Cultural Exchange,’ Finds Study Researchers say it’s incredibly rare for this cultural transmission "to be documented on such a large scale in a non-human species." By Saumya Kalia
Blues' MusicBomb Detectors Helped Discover a New Population of Blue Whales in the Indian Ocean "... it's pretty cool that the same system that keeps the world safe from nuclear bombs allows us to find new whale populations." By Devrupa Rakshit
Shrinking SpeciesEndangered Whales Are Shrinking in Size Due to Human Activities, Study Shows Dangerous fishing gear and ship collisions are contributing to diminishing the size of the North Atlantic right whales. By Devrupa Rakshit
Save The DolphinsWhales, Dolphins Could Become Extinct ‘Within Our Lifetimes,’ Scientists Warn The biggest threat to aquatic mammals is fishing, which accidentally kills an estimated 300,000 whales, dolphins, and porpoises every year. By Devrupa Rakshit
Time For RevengeKiller Whales are Carrying Out Orchestrated Attacks on Boats and Scientists Don’t Know Why It’s possible the killer whale is “pissed off” about what humans have done to its habitat, and is now fighting back. By Rajvi Desai
Whale Done!Beluga Whales Enjoy Friendships and Social Networks, Just Like Humans Research on kinship in species like beluga whales gives us more insights into their resilience, and how they'll cope with emerging threats like climate change. By Devrupa Rakshit