Scientific breakthrough of human-to-whale conversation could lead to alien contact These scientists are trying to make a connection between the deep sea and outer space. A group of scientists said they had a first-of-its-kind conversation with a humpback whale that could lead to humans communicating with aliens one day. The extraordinary exchange happened between researchers and a female humpback in August 2021 for 20 minutes in southeast Alaska. The scientists played a recorded “contact” call that boomed underwater, drawing the whale to their boat, according to a new study. The marine mammal, named Twain, circled the team’s boat and consistently...