Do other animals have language? Dolphins do — and we may just be able to understand it soon. Here's how researchers are working to translate dolphin sounds.

Dolphins have long proved that they possess high levels of intelligence through their communication and socialization skills. But recent discoveries by marine biologists highlight a previously unknown ...

For more than 40 years, researchers in Shark Bay, Western Australia, have been watching the lives of a very unusual group of ...

WASHINGTON — You know instantly when someone is speaking to an infant or small child. It turns out that dolphin mothers also use a kind of high-pitched baby talk. A study published Monday found that ...

Nature can be brutal. But animals also help each other, sometimes in ways unimaginable to the human observers. For instance, ...

Algal bloom triggered by sewage discharges could be causing in dolphins the same form of brain degeneration seen in humans with Alzheimer’s disease, scientists warned in a new study. Scientists found ...

Whales and dolphins are some of the smartest animals on Earth – and when it comes to hunting prey, they are particularly ...

Dolphins produce a range of vocalizations used for echolocation and communication. These vocalizations vary with social ...

In movies and TV shows, dolphins are often portrayed as heroes who save humans through remarkable feats of strength and tenacity. Now dolphins could save the day for humans in real life, too - with ...

Florida dolphins exposed to algal bloom toxins show brain changes similar to Alzheimer's patients, raising concerns for ...

Four bottlenose dolphins born in captivity at the now-shuttered Miami Seaquarium will now live out the rest of their lives in ...

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 ...