LFA sonar is a type of long-range surveillance sonar that saturates thousands of cubic miles of ocean with sound. Frequencies commonly used by sonar systems range from around 0.1 to 10 kHz, with ...

It’s an invisible threat, but noise pollution is a major — and often deadly — menace to ocean wildlife. Just as there’s hardly a mountaintop free from the roar of airplanes overhead, there’s virtually ...

Teeming with life, a healthy coral reef is one of the noisiest places in the ocean. Recorded using underwater microphones, this cacophony can sound to our ears remarkably like frying bacon. Listen for ...

The mysterious sound was first recorded in 2014, when its metallic ping was designated a "biotwang." Since then, the sound ...

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Oct. 27, 2024 — The warming climate in polar regions may significantly disrupt ocean circulation patterns, a new study indicates. Scientists discovered that in the distant past, growing inflows ...

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Researchers have finally identified the source of mysterious noises coming from the deepest ocean trench. The odd sounds, ...

Scientists have found a clever new way of measuring ocean warming, using sound waves from undersea earthquakes. The researchers say the "hack" works because sound travels faster in warmer water.

Deep in the ocean there are over 250,000 different species of animal! However, many of these creatures are in trouble because of the pollution and waste that humans have produced. Don’t worry ...

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