Nature isn’t as quiet as it seems on a peaceful hike or during a soothing nature documentary. In the wild, animals compete in their thunderous Olympics, and the volume can get seriously extreme. But ...

Scientists have created the loudest-ever underwater sound, measuring more than 270 decibels. The sound, as published in the journal Physical Review Fluids, was created by blasting water microjets with ...

Scientists have discovered what they believe is the loudest possible underwater sound — a sound so powerful that it can vaporize water on contact. It's not the sound of a massive underwater earthquake ...

They are smaller than a finger, yet louder than jet engines. Snapping shrimp are flooding coastal waters with sound, disrupting marine research. Scientists warn their noise could reshape how oceans ...

Whales serenade each other across thousands of miles, while dolphins call out other's "names" using signature whistles. Now, scientists have spotted gray seals using yet another form of underwater ...

Unprecedented video shows a male gray seal using its flippers to produce a loud sound underwater. Scientists say it could be a previously undocumented form of communication, in which the seals are ...

David Hocking receives funding from from Monash University and the Australian Research Council. Felix Georg Marx received funding from from the Australian Research Council (DECRA fellowship ...

Feb. 3 (UPI) --For the first time, grey seals have been observed clapping underwater to communicate. Like whales and dolphins, seals typically use a variety of calls to communicate with one another.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's not the sound of a massive underwater earthquake, nor is it the sound of a pistol shrimp ...