Researchers have finally identified the source of mysterious noises coming from the deepest ocean trench. The odd sounds, described as "biotwang" noises, sound a bit like sci-fi starships, and are ...
Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...
Underwater surveys picked up mysterious “bio-twang” sounds from the Mariana Trench in 2014. A new study reveals where the sci-fi-esque noises are coming from. The Mariana Trench lies in the Pacific ...
The ocean holds secrets we're only beginning to understand. Beneath the surface, endangered whales navigate an increasingly hostile environment filled with ship noise, pollution, and disappearing food ...
SANTA CRUZ, CA–When Jason Gedamke and Daniel Costa first went to Australia to record the sounds of dwarf minke whales, people told them they were wasting their time. There were very few reports of ...
Bizarre noises detected around the deepest ocean trench on Earth have finally been identified. These strange "biotwang" sounds—first detected in 2014 during an acoustic survey of the Mariana ...
The scientist David Gruber explains the mission of Project CETI, and what his team has learned about how whales communicate. and the president and founder of Project CETI Project CETI is the Cetacean ...
THE EASTERN SEABOARD. WE ARE LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS OF THE SEA. WE BUILD THE BOYS THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME THAT WE USE TO DO NEAR REAL TIME ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF RIGHT WHALES, MEANING WE LISTEN FOR ...
Fog clings to the Golden Gate, swallowing the booming horns of cargo ships as they attempt to warn other vessels of their presence. Onboard a small research vessel nearby, underwater microphones ...
Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal mating call ...
A system called "SAvE Whales," developed in Greece and tested in the Greek seas, aims to minimize the threat of ship strikes to whales.