Researchers studying bottlenose dolphins found their whistles work like names, revealing complex social signals.

Like humans, dolphins possess the ability to alter their surroundings, solve problems and form complex social groups. They ...

Dolphins "speak" more when they're learning new skills, reveals research. Captive bottlenose dolphins vary their vocalizations during "enrichment" activities, say Italian scientists. They believe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A long‑term study in Sarasota, Fla., details how bottlenose dolphins are social creatures that use whistles and clicks to ...

Human fascination with bottlenose dolphins goes back thousands of years, at least as early as Greek mythology. But it wasn’t until the 1960s that methodical research into dolphin communication began.

Human fascination with bottlenose dolphins goes back thousands of years, at least as early as Greek mythology. But it wasn't until the 1960s that methodical research into dolphin communication began.

Laela Sayigh works for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She receives funding from various government and philanthropic organizations. She is on the board of the non-profit Cetacean ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But it wasn’t until the 1960s that methodical research into dolphin communication ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Laela Sayigh, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (THE CONVERSATION) Human ...