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 ...
Scientists have long struggled to study how whales produce sound. A new paper in the journal Nature paints the most complete picture yet of how baleen whales produce their iconic, haunting calls.
THE EASTERN SEABOARD. WE ARE LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS OF THE SEA. WE BUILD THE BUOYS THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME THAT WE USE TO DO TO NEAR REAL TIME ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF RIGHT WHALES, MEANING WE LISTEN ...