{
  "id": 89416,
  "title": "Humpback whales match song themes to dive phases, tags reveal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/humpback-whales-match-song-themes-to-dive-phases-tags-reveal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-03T15:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-humpback-whales-song-themes-phases.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For male humpback whales, singing is serious business. Their haunting, complex songs can last for hours and travel for miles underwater, playing a central role in reproduction during the winter breeding season. But despite decades of research into what these songs sound like, scientists have had far less insight into what the whales are physically doing while they sing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}