A groundbreaking study at the University of Auckland's Leigh Marine Laboratory reveals that rig sharks produce clicking sounds underwater when stressed, debunking previous beliefs that sharks are ...

In a new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the researchers report that they've recorded the first ever instance of a shark actively producing a sound, in the form of sharp, ...

Elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) were previously considered incapable of producing voluntary sounds. This belief has just been shaken by surprising laboratory observations. Mustelus lenticulatus was ...

I was under the assumption that sharks don’t make sounds." The scientists made the accidental discovery while researching the hearing ability of rig sharks - a small inland species. While she ...

Scientists say they recorded the first-ever shark sounds, despite the long-held belief that sharks are silent Marine biologist Carolin Nieder says she discovered that rig sharks make clicking sounds ...

A small international team of marine biologists has observed the first known instance of a shark intentionally making sounds. In their study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the ...

Mainzeal had been one of the largest commercial construction companies in New Zealand. However, its business was highly volatile and impacted by leaking building claims which beset the ...

Mustelus lenticulatus or rig shark that intentionally produces clicking sound. Credit: Arnim Littek / CC BY 4.0 For the first time, scientists have recorded a type of shark making clicking sounds, ...