Why is marine life eating plastic? Scientists say their sonar is being fooled. How do dolphins and other toothed whales mistake plastic for food? At the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort, North Carolina, ...
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 ...
Since 2014, scientists have listened to a unique whale vocalization they call a “biotwang.” The call, which sounds a bit like squeaking metal, was first detected by an autonomous sea glider near the ...
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Experts put listening devices in the ocean and heard mysterious calls from whales rarely seen alive
Beaked whales spend most of their time swimming in dark depths, and as they become vulnerable to extinction, this study ...
Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...
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