The Pacific Ocean waters off Southern California used to be much quieter hundreds of years ago. Then came the Industrial Revolution, commercial shipping and about 15 extra decibels (dB) of noise. That ...

Ocean researchers have recorded unidentified "quack" sounds in the sea for years. Credit: Mayehem / Getty Images Both scientists and sailors alike have recorded unique, strange noises in the ocean for ...

A ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea as holiday-makers ride a jet ski at al Sokhna beach in Suez, Egypt. AP WASHINGTON — Not only are humans changing the surface and temperature of the ...

The Coast Guard announced Thursday that five passengers aboard the Titan submersible were lost in a “catastrophic” failure en route to the Titanic, though questions still loom over the submersible’s ...

The deepest part of the ocean lies in the Mariana Trench near Micronesia. It is dark, mysterious abyss that few of us will ever see. But now we can hear what it sounds like, thanks to a new study from ...

When you purchase products through the Bookshop.org link on this page, Science Friday earns a small commission which helps support our journalism. One summer day when we were kids, my brother and I ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Audiences can dive into the immersive deep sea experience “Sounds of the Ocean” at Bishop Museum’s Watumull Planetarium Sunday. There will be two one-hour showings at 5:30 p ...

There’s something about ocean sounds that feels instantly calming, and it’s not just in your head. Science shows that listening to the sea actually changes the way your brain works. Here’s how those ...

The ocean is a noisy place, buzzing with sounds created by wildlife, weather, seasons and earthquakes. For sea animals, these sounds form their natural “soundscape”, but a new article in Science shows ...

There are the slosh-sloshes of the waves, the boisterous barks of sea lions, the singular call of the gulls, and the songs of whales, just to name a few among the millions. But what of the sounds that ...