News tagged with underwater noise

Analysing effects of underwater noise on sperm whales

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are investigating whether or not noise generated by the oil and gas industry might affect the day-to-day behaviour of sperm whales.

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Ship noise boosts stress in whales, 9/11 reveals: study

The steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not only alters whale behaviour but can affect the giant sea mammals physically by causing chronic stress, a study published Wednesday has reported ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Ecologists record and study deep-sea fish noises

University of Massachusetts Amherst fish biologists have published one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years, collected from the sea floor about 2,237 feet (682 meters) below the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ocean cacophony a torment for sea mammals

With the constant churn of freighter propellers, the percussive thump of oil and gas exploration and the underwater din of military testing, ocean noise levels have become unbearable for some sea mammals.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bats, dolphins, and mole rats inspire advances in ultrasound technology

Sonar and ultrasound, which use sound as a navigational device and to paint accurate pictures of an environment, are the basis of countless technologies, including medical ultrasound machines and submarine ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Wind farm in North Sea has positive net impact on fauna

A North-Sea wind farm has hardly any negative effects on fauna. At most, a few bird species will avoid such a wind farm. It turns out that a wind farm also provides a new natural habitat for organisms living ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tiny water boatman is a champion singer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers studying the lesser water boatman have discovered that adjusting for size, M. scholtzi, a tiny freshwater bug, is the apparent world champion at producing the loudest noise. At onl ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Ocean acidification leaves clownfish deaf to predators

(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the Industrial Revolution, over half of all the CO2 produced by burning fossil fuels has been absorbed by the ocean, making pH drop faster than any time in the last 650,000 years and ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scientists suggest independent monitoring of deep-sea hydrocarbon industry

Writing in the scientific journal Nature, scientists have called for increased discussion of independent monitoring of deep-sea hydrocarbon industry activity with the aim of obtaining a better understanding of its ecolog ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Biologists interpret the language of sperm whales

When they dive together, sperm whales make patterns of clicks to each other known as "codas". Recent findings suggest that, not only do different codas mean different things, but that whales can also tell ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Scotland surges ahead with new 10MW tidal farm

(PhysOrg.com) -- Taking advantage of the steady sea currents that flow through the underwater canyon walls in the sound of Islay, off the southwest coast of Scotland, between the islands of Islay and Jura, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report


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