Sperm whales are famous for their loud vocalizations, which usually resemble clicks or even codas, and scientists have been trying to understand them for decades. New research has now revealed another ...

Beneath the waves live all sorts of noisy animals. Many use sounds to communicate with each other or as a form of ...

Among the animals that hunt in the ocean’s darkest depths, the sperm whale depends far less on sight than on sound. The rapid bursts of noise it produces to navigate and locate food rank as the most ...

Sperm whales are loud. One particular sound they make is considered one of the loudest mammal-made communication sounds on Earth. Why they make this particular sound isn’t fully understood, but one ...

The constant hum from human-made inventions (think massive shipping boats, deep-sea mining, and offshore oil rigs) has ...

Two long-finned pilot whales with recorders. (CIRCE via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Pilot whales are having to shout louder to be heard over deafening noise from shipping, reveals new research. The ...

With over 60,000 ships passing through the Strait of Gibraltar each year, this stretch between the Atlantic and Mediterranean is one of the busiest waterways on the planet. This narrow strip of water ...

Whales are having to “shout louder” to be heard over deafening noise from shipping, research has revealed. The underwater sound from ships’ engines in the Strait of Gibraltar is similar to standing ...