A mysterious sound heard booming from deep under the ocean waves has finally been traced to a fascinating source. First recorded in 2014 in the west Pacific, the "biotwang" is actually the call of the ...

For centuries, humans were oblivious to the sounds under the sea. But marine scientists now have the technology to record and study the complex interplay of ocean sounds. Today, we’ll talk about what ...

When you purchase products through the Bookshop.org link on this page, Science Friday earns a small commission which helps support our journalism. One summer day when we were kids, my brother and I ...

Ocean researchers have recorded unidentified "quack" sounds in the sea for years. Credit: Mayehem / Getty Images Both scientists and sailors alike have recorded unique, strange noises in the ocean for ...

The United Nations declared the 2020s the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development to highlight the need for public engagement, citizenship, and connection to harness positive change for ...

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

The top layer represents the location of the sound source and the path of sound propagation (A). The bottom layers represent convergence zones with different sound propagation paths (B-F). Sound waves ...

We’ve all done it: held a seashell up to our ear and waited for the sound of the sea. It’s one of those strange little wonders that sticks with you from childhood, but what’s actually going on inside ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego were able to ‘hear’ the impacts of a marine heatwave and even economic slowdowns by analyzing 15 years of ...