Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

Researchers say the discovery of the oldest known recordings of whale sounds could open up a new understanding of how the ...

The world's oldest-known whale song recordings tell a story about the changing ocean

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered a recording of humpback whales off the coast of Bermuda ...
WSKG

The oldest known recording of a whale song reveals how oceans have changed

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have uncovered the oldest known recording of whale song. And it reveals a noisier soundscape of today's oceans.

World’s oldest whale song recording from 1949 rediscovered: Early humpback audio reveals quiet oceans of the past

Researchers have discovered the oldest known audio recording of a whale song, made in 1949 off the coast of Bermuda. As ...

Scientists made a breakthrough in the study of whale sounds. Here's a look at the numbers

Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the ...

The voice of a long ago whale could lead scientists to a breakthrough

Researchers on Cape Cod, Mass., recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery ...

From whale falls to 4,000 meters deep: Two new species spotlight deep-sea life

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very ...
The Inter-Mountain

Scientists made a breakthrough in the study of whale sounds

Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help scientists understand how the animals communicate. The ...
Alaska Public Media

Do you ever hear whale sounds? This biologist wants you to tell him about them

Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...

Whales leave DNA ‘footprints’ across the ocean. Here’s how we track them

Biological matter left behind in the water allows us to follow these animals without ever setting eyes on them.
Smithsonian Magazine

Mysterious, Repetitive ‘Quacking’ Noise in the Southern Ocean May Have Been a Conversation Between Whales

Researchers used a line array of hydrophones towed behind a ship for three weeks in the 1980s. They collected data nonstop, listening to all the sounds in the ocean. One such sound was the enigmatic ...