From the Olympic Peninsula to Vancouver Island, an unseen war is unfolding beneath the surface; cargo ships, oil drills, and ...

As you take in a beautiful view of the ocean, do you think of sound?” writes columnist. “There is a lot of it beneath the ...

Data shows the Cape Cod Bay buoy has detected a right whale every day since Feb. 23. The Cape Ann buoy has picked up sounds from fin whales on most days, with possible detections of right and ...

Bowhead whales follow daily dive cycles and may coordinate across long distances. The calls show efficiency, possibly ...

“We will continue to gather data to help us determine the cause of these whale deaths. We will also continue to explore how sound, vessel, and other human activities in the marine environment ...

Researchers believe the sounds are made by the sharks snapping their flattened teeth together, possibly as a stress or warning signal. This discovery challenges the long-held belief that sharks ...

Researchers detected short clicking noises from rig sharks during handling in the lab, though they're not sure why or how the sound is produced ...

The calf is the descendant of a killer whale captured by SeaWorld and released after a lawsuit. Photo: Pacific Whale Watch Association ...

Hunting, the eternal dance between predator and prey, takes on fascinating new dimensions when it involves the use of sound rather than sight or scent. Across the globe, a select group of animals have ...

Clicklike noises made by a small species of shark represent the first instance of a shark actively producing sound ...

In March 1976, Sedna’s grandmother, T046, known as Wake, was one of six whales captured and temporarily held by SeaWorld in Washington’s Puget Sound. The Pacific Whale Watch Association said ...

A common species of shark in New Zealand has been recorded making clicking sounds underwater. Researchers hypothesise that the noise comes from the spotted estuary smooth-hound forcefully snapping ...