Seismologists studying earthquake activity off the US coast recorded fin whale songs, which they found can be used to tell the thickness and makeup of the Earth’s crust Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267630-sound-waves-from-fin-whale-songs-could-help-us-study-the-earths-crust/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Sound waves from fin whale songs could help us study Earth’s crust
Seismologists studying earthquake activity off the US coast recorded fin whale songs, which they found can be used to tell the thickness and makeup of Earth’s crust Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267630-sound-waves-from-fin-whale-songs-could-help-us-study-earths-crust/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
A New Population of Blue Whales Was Discovered Hiding in the Indian Ocean
Weighing up to 380,000 pounds and stretching some 100 feet long, the blue whale — the largest creature to have ever lived on Earth — might at first seem difficult for human eyes and ears to miss. But a previously unknown population of the leviathans has long been lurking in the Indian Ocean, leaving scientists none the wiser, new research suggests….
Amid the Pandemic’s Urban Quiet, a Song That Makes Sense
“Every musician knows that when the performers can hear one another, the performance is always better than otherwise,” writes Slashdot reader nightcats. “This principle applies in nature as well, and has been anecdotally witnessed amid the quiet imposed by COVID-19 on cities around the world. In San Francisco, behavioral ecologist Liz Derryberry has been able to deliver a dramatic scientific demonstration…