Experts trace auditory signals in the cerebellum cortex of a dolphin and gain meaningful insights about echolocation that ...

Scientists mapped dolphin and whale brains to uncover how echolocation works, revealing they may use sound more like touch ...

With traits from both a dolphin and a whale-like species, this rare creature is unlike anything scientists expected. Its surprising origins and even more unexpected legacy continue to puzzle ...

Toothed whales use sound to find their way around, detect objects, and catch fish. They can investigate their environment by making clicking sounds, and then decoding the "echoic return signal ...

Did you know killer whales — also called orcas — might be using kelp (a type of seaweed) like a loofah to scrub and clean each other? That’s right! Scientists just discovered something amazing: ...

Neuroscientist Kamilla Souza is bringing the study of whale and dolphin brains to her home country of Brazil. Now there's a team of Brazilian scientists intent on understanding the marine mammals.

The pod of 250 dolphins was even seen participating in some “ocean spa treatment” known as “kelping,” a behavior that can be ...

For the first time, researchers say they have captured footage of killer whales making tools out of seaweed to seemingly ...

Orcas were spotted using kelp as a grooming tool on each other, the first known use of tools among cetaceans for something ...