acoustics

Seal singers in Antarctica: From love songs to ultrasonic vocalizations

Seals are among the most fascinating creatures to call Antarctica’s icy waters and shores home. Their remote, vast habitat makes studying them a real challenge, and scientists are only beginning to uncover the secrets of these elusive animals. Among the most intriguing mysteries? Their haunting, otherworldly vocalizations. We’ve heard about the enchanting songs of humpback […]

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Eavesdropping on whales using land seismometers

In a newly published study in Seismica, researchers used instruments on land designed to monitor earthquakes (seismometers) to detect the presence of fin and blue whale calls in the Gulf of St Lawrence.   What is a seismometer?  Seismometers are instruments that measure the ground motion and are typically used to study earthquakes. However, they can

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