The Pacific Ocean waters off Southern California used to be much quieter hundreds of years ago. Then came the Industrial Revolution, commercial shipping and about 15 extra decibels (dB) of noise. That ...

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Shipping is one of the main sources of human-made sound in the ocean. Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images In the early days of the pandemic, shipping activity around the world plummeted, ...

A haunting whale song, discovered on decades-old audio equipment, could unlock new insights into how these colossal marine mammals communicate, according to researchers who identify it as the oldest ...

Acoustics is the science of sound, encompassing its production, transmission, and reception. Sound is ever present in all environments and, as a discipline, has applications in the earth sciences, ...

Sharks’ super-sensitive hearing can detect tiny sounds hundreds of feet away, reveals new research. Scientists used an underwater speaker and an aerial drone to work out just how good the apex ...