Underwater microphones are helping researchers understand more about humpback whales as the creatures migrate along Australia's east coast. Hydrophones can remain underwater for more than six months, ...

Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts, have recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds, recorded in March 1949 off Bermuda. This ...

Listen to the 3D immersive whalesongs captured by nature sound recordist Thomas Rex Beverly and learn how Sennheiser and a bespoke 3D hydrophone array produced spatialized recordings never captured ...

University of Queensland hearing tests conducted across kilometers of ocean off the Australian coast show humpback whales react to higher frequency sounds than expected. Associate Professor Rebecca ...

A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it's the oldest such recording ...

For decades, a thin plastic audio disc sat forgotten in an archive drawer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Recorded on March 7, 1949, near Bermuda, it had been labeled with vague notes ...