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Scientists spent a decade recording the Arctic Ocean. What they heard raises some unsettling questions

Drawing on a decade’s worth of underwater sound data from Cambridge Bay in the Canadian Arctic, the researchers found that as climate change drives faster ice loss, the region’s underwater soundscape ...
NPR

What does the shark say? Click, click, click

Have you ever wondered what sound a shark makes? Scientists at the University of Auckland in New Zealand believe they may have the first recording of a shark actively making noise. In a study ...
Science News

Is that shark ticking? In a first, a shark is recorded making noise

Sharks may not be the sharp-toothed silent type after all. The clicking of flattened teeth, discovered by accident, could be “the first documented case of deliberate sound production in sharks,” ...
The New York Times

A Shark Breaks Its Silence With Some Clicking Sounds

Researchers in New Zealand have made what they believe is the first recording of a shark actively making noise. By Yan Zhuang Dolphins whistle. Whales sing. Fish croak, chirp, grunt, hum and growl.
Science Daily

Sound machines might be making your sleep worse

Sound machines may not be the sleep saviors many believe. Researchers found that pink noise significantly reduced REM sleep, ...
CNN

They are known as silent killers. Now, unprecedented recordings reveal first known shark sounds

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Sharks have a ...
IFLScience

Physicists Find A Way To Make More Powerful Lasers Out Of Sound

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