Since the Industrial Revolution, scientists estimate that the ocean has become around 30% more acidic from the uptake of ...

A hydrophone, or underwater microphone, is typically used to record acoustics. The Ocean Observatories Initiative, a project ...

By listening to the sounds of the ocean, researchers can determine its alkalinity and monitor changes in acidity of seawater.

The study of ocean ambient noise and acoustic tomography has evolved into a powerful approach for remote sensing of oceanographic parameters. Ambient noise, generated by natural processes such as wind ...

The cable deployed in Haro Strait can be divided into what scientists call "virtual hydrophones" — discrete listening points ...

Aims Tests of the energy hypothesis for the large-scale distribution of species richness have largely been concerned with the influence of two alternative forms of environmental energy, temperature ...

Scientists have long studied haunting whale songs, but now they are investigating what the whales make of ocean noises to determine whether freighters, military sonars and oil drilling are harming the ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. (WKRC/CBS Newspath) - Diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri broke the record for the longest time living underwater at ambient pressure on Saturday, his 74th day ...

A test to measure the amount of radioactive isotopes in the beach water near the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station showed higher levels than what is currently found along the coast of California ...