To whales that hunt with soundwaves in lightless ocean depths, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid may appear remarkably similar, according to a study. Underwater acoustic testing with ...

Whales mistake plastic debris for food due to similar signals. Plastic items mimic squid acoustically, contributing to ...

Since 2014, scientists have listened to a unique whale vocalization they call a “biotwang.” The call, which sounds a bit like ...

These strange "biotwang" sounds—first detected in 2014 during an acoustic survey of the Mariana Trench—appear to be produced the Bryde's whale, according to a new paper in the journal ...

We actually found that these animals are here quite a bit more often than we had realized,” says Will Oestreich, a researcher ...

Federico Facchin works with whales - that's hard to do from home - he travels the world taking photos and recording their songs.

Webb and Payne’s original paper on acoustic herd theory demonstrated that fin whale vocalizations—low-frequency sounds that carry long distances—could theoretically travel an astonishing 700 ...

Sperm whales are the loudest animals on Earth and rely on sound to find food in the sprawling darkness of the deep sea. MBARI technology allows us to listen in, gaining new insight into the ...

That way of life has come under threat from decades of increasing human noise. A leading culprit is shipping, contributing to a rise in underwater volume of approximately 3.3 decibels per decade. The ...