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More than 80 percent of the world’s oceans remain unmapped and unobserved, according to NOAA. Since the 1990s, a network of ...

Beccy holds a PhD in Biological Science, a Master’s in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors, and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology and Forensic Science. Beccy holds a PhD in Biological ...

Imagine it’s the early 1900s and you’re a giant blue whale basking in the warm waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, just off the coast of Southern California. What do you hear? Fellow whale songs, ...

A growing challenge which is emerging beneath the waves and threatens the balance of marine life is the ocean noise pollution. The main reason behind this pollution is the increase in shipping, ...

Far beneath the surface of the ocean, scientists have recorded strange and powerful sounds unlike anything ever officially ...

Whales are among the loudest animals on Earth, but even they can be susceptible to harm from excessive or overly loud noise in the ocean. Scientists have measured blue whales calls as loud as 190 ...

Ocean noise pollution can extend beyond individual animals to impact entire ecosystems. Here are the facts and how you can help. As a journalist, Gabriella Sotelo covers the environment, climate ...

The Pacific Ocean waters off Southern California used to be much quieter hundreds of years ago. Then came the Industrial Revolution, commercial shipping and about 15 extra decibels (dB) of noise. That ...

(CN) — As climate change continues to melt Arctic sea ice, a new study on Wednesday suggests increasing ship traffic and seismic airgun blasts negatively impact the region’s narwhals. In the study ...