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Whale species at higher risk of predation from killer whales are more adversely affected by the sound of sonar.
Sonar scans of the Indian Ocean floor south of Christmas Island have revealed a Tolkeinesque landscape of towering peaks, ashen uplands and ominous volcanic craters.
An accurate seafloor map can improve oceanographic and climate models, secure marine navigation, inform defence operations, and guide environmental decisions.
Microphones on the seafloor recorded life under the Antarctic ice for two years – inadvertently catching seal trills and chirps that are above the range of human hearing. Could they be for navigation?
The noise from motor boats, sonar and other industrial activity interferes with the underwater chatter of fishes.
Wrecks like the recently discovered USS Juneau reveal much about combat on the oceans.
The hunt for ‘Nessie’ has been going on for decades but there’s a good reason why nothing has been found.
As the effort to find Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 moves inexorably towards the recovery stage, the challenge of finding the plane’s flight recorder (called the “black box” even though it’s actually…
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Professor in Oceanography and Public Engagement, Utrecht University
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