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That’s a weird thermometer! Using changes in the travel time of sound to monitor changes in ocean temperatures
Undergraduate Research

That’s a weird thermometer! Using changes in the travel time of sound to monitor changes in ocean temperatures

How can we use the speed of sound in seawater to track ocean temperatures and study climate change?
September 4, 2021August 31, 2021 Jiwoon Park
Ocean Noise: The Sounds of Loudness
Human impacts

Ocean Noise: The Sounds of Loudness

Below the surface, the oceans are getting louder. Will this have an impact on our marine animals? A group of…
February 17, 2021February 15, 2021 Elena Gadoutsis
Surprising fin whale songs in Hawaii
Behavior

Surprising fin whale songs in Hawaii

After sifting through thousands of hours of recordings, a team of naval researchers is bringing the previously hidden complexities of…
December 11, 2020December 14, 2020 Julia Zeh
Sounds, Stress, and Stingrays
Behavior Biological oceanography Biology Noise

Sounds, Stress, and Stingrays

Have you ever wondered if stingrays can hear noise? Sharks, skates, and rays have multiple sensory organs to help then…
June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Cierra Braga
Minke Boings: A 50-year mystery and the science of listening in the ocean
Behavior

Minke Boings: A 50-year mystery and the science of listening in the ocean

Whale sounds are weird and fascinating, but for a long time scientists weren't even sure that whales made sounds. The…
May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Julia Zeh
A round of underwater applause: Scientists record gray seals clapping underwater
Behavior

A round of underwater applause: Scientists record gray seals clapping underwater

How do you get someone else’s attention underwater? It turns out some seals may clap their flippers together the same…
February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Julia Zeh
3 Courtship Tips From the Ocean: Valentine’s Day Edition
Behavior Biology

3 Courtship Tips From the Ocean: Valentine’s Day Edition

Long before we celebrated V-Day, animals in the ocean have evolved courtship strategies to help them score mates.  Might there…
February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 Megan Chen
Can we build a multisensory shark repellant?
Behavior Coastal Management

Can we build a multisensory shark repellant?

Human-shark interactions don't always end well on both sides. Is it possible to build a shark repellant that can keep…
January 19, 2018January 24, 2018 Megan Chen
Behavior Biology Book Review

Dolphin Dialects: first evidence of spoken language in cetaceans?

We all know dolphins are intelligent creatures that communicate with one another, but a recent study has analyzed dolphin sounds…
September 14, 2016 Gordon Ober
Conservation Human impacts

Sea turtles vs Airguns

As we look for oil beneath the sea floor we cause a ruckus. How do sea turtles react and how…
January 8, 2016June 16, 2020 Sarah Giltz
Behavior Biology Book Review Ecology Noise

Rising above the noise

Oceanbites is still “ringing” in the New Year! Find out how in a sea full of noisy fish one can…
January 6, 2016 Gordon Ober
Book Review

Ringing in the New Year

Join us as we "Ring in the New Year" with a series of posts about sound in the ocean. Learn…
January 4, 2016January 21, 2016 Eric Orenstein

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