Sperm whales are highly social creatures that roam the world’s oceans together, diving deep in search of giant squid, their favorite food. As they swim and hunt, these massive marine mammals ...

Much like human languages, the vocalizations of sperm whales evolve over time, as disparate populations of whales develop distinct dialects. A new study shows how an isolated population of sperm ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking study led by Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) and the University of California, Berkeley, has uncovered a new dimension of sperm ...

Scientists from Project CETI have developed an AI-enabled underwater glider that can autonomously track sperm whales in real time by following their vocalizations. The system, equipped with ...

A new study on sperm whale communication reveals that these animals produce sounds like human vowels. The research, published in the journal Open Mind, was part of Project CETI (Cetacean Translation ...

If you had to try to communicate with a sperm whale, you might try to (speaking slowly) talk really slowly. Of course, in the movie "Finding Nemo," Dory was trying to speak with a blue whale. Sperm ...