Sperm whales produce clicking sounds that reach source levels of 236 dB re 1 micropascal at one meter, making them the loudest known biological sound on Earth. These brief, powerful pulses travel ...

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 mysterious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Northern right whale dolphins swim just under the surface near British Columbia, Canada. Echolocation is a logical strategy in the ...

Newswise — Woods Hole, Mass. (June 9, 2025) -- Toothed whales use sound to find their way around, detect objects, and catch fish. They can investigate their environment by making clicking sounds, and ...

Whales are highly intelligent, social creatures, so it makes sense that their songs and clicks are probably more than just random sounds. But just how complex is whale speak? Researchers from Project ...

Tracking whales using sound helps scientists better understand the dive behavior of these elusive animals. Two Cuvier’s beaked whales in a rare sighting during excellent sea conditions. Cuvier’s ...

Arriving on the Caribbean island of Dominica for the first time "feels a little bit like stepping into Jurassic Park," said Giovanni Petri, a professor in the Network Science Institute at Northeastern ...

Why is marine life eating plastic? Scientists say their sonar is being fooled. How do dolphins and other toothed whales mistake plastic for food? At the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort, North Carolina, ...

Learn more about the techniques a research team used to record the songs of the elusive beaked whale in Brazil. Beaked whales are one of the most poorly understood mammals. That’s because these ...

Northern right whale dolphins swim just under the surface near British Columbia, Canada. Echolocation is a logical strategy in the ocean, where sound travels five times faster than in air. Photograph ...