New research shows endangered sea turtles hear low ship noise clearly, raising questions about how busy coastlines affect their lives.

The noise from ship propellers disturbs the marine ecosystem. HAW Kiel investigated the cause and aims to develop quieter ...

Big ships entering and leaving Puget Sound will be asked to slow down to reduce underwater noise this fall in an effort to help the Pacific Northwest’s critically endangered orca whales. Washington ...

Big ships entering and leaving Puget Sound will be asked to slow down to reduce underwater noise this fall in an effort to help the Pacific Northwest’s critically endangered orcas. Washington state is ...

Big ships entering and leaving Puget Sound will be asked to temporarily slow down to reduce underwater noise this fall. Washington state is importing this strategy from British Columbia on a trial ...

From above, Puget Sound’s deep green waters may seem a largely silent place — a hushed world of swimming fish and burrowing clams interrupted only by lapping waves, singing whales and the occasional ...