Every so often mariners report the sighting of a huge wave towering up to 30 m above the regular swells of the ocean surface. No one is sure why these rogue waves form, but now physicists in the US ...

Description: Discover now the benefits of these wonderful peaceful sounds of the ocean waves for meditation with emotional ...

Sound waves travel through different types of matter, including liquid water. Importantly, the movement of ocean water can greatly affect how sound waves travel from one point to another. Mesoscale ...

Loud underwater noise from surveys may be making it harder for fin whales to communicate, with calls dropping sharply during ...

A new method to locate the precise time and location that objects fall into our oceans has now been developed. Scientists have developed a new method to locate the precise time and location that ...

Geophysics has shown that precise measurements and a little modeling can perform wonders, like showing us the detailed structure of the Earth’s interior despite the fact that it is inaccessibly buried ...

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 ...

Feb. 11 (UPI) --The fin whale is the loudest species in the ocean. The mammal's long, loud, low-frequency vocalizations can travel for hundreds of miles. Fin whale songs are so strong, in fact, they ...