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Family, Bioacoustics, and the intersection of art and science are my happy places. https://www.birds.cornell.edu/ccb/dimitri-william-ponirakis/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hbYGMxUAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.cortical2digital.com/aboutMe.html

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On the Record - The extraordinary world of underwater sound Musician and composer Steve Pretty talks to Natural History Museum curator Richard Sabin about the science of underwater sound

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17.11.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sound symbolism facilitates interspecies communication between humans and domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Sound symbolism facilitates interspecies communication between humans and domestic dogs (Canis familiaris)

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17.11.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Cow/Deer’: An Acoustic Journey into the Animal World and a Question of Justice - tovima.com Now playing at the National Theatre of Greece, the acclaimed production that premiered in London turns listening into a radical act, shifting the focus from speech to the living world around us

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Spotlight moves to underwater noise pollution Airborne emissions have rightfully been a key sustainability focus for ship designers and operators up until now, but the spotlight is beginning to be shone on the noise vessels subject wildlife to under the surface

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HX Expeditions Launches β€˜Silent Science Boats’ in the Antarctic and Arctic to Reduce Underwater Noise HX Expeditions, the world's first and longest-running expedition cruise company, and the leading provider in Antarctica expeditions, is proud to announce the launch of two new β€˜silent science boats’ p...

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Whales Get Statewide Shipping Protection Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies, a voluntary program to reduce vessel speeds that started in the Santa Barbara Channel, expands statewide.

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Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels' The mammals' mysterious clicks contain a stunning level of complexity, a new study shows.

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Monk seal acoustic breakthrough: Hawai’i study quadruples known call types and detects novel communication strategy In a new study, researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa analyzed thousands of hours of passive acoustic data and identified 25 distinct underwater vocalizations, a dramatic increase fr...

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Narwhals hit mooringsβ€”passive monitoring may not be as non-invasive as previously assumed Underwater passive acoustic recording is vital for researchers to monitor and study marine animals in their natural environment with minimal disturbance.

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12.11.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three ways Google scientists use AI to better understand nature Discover how AI models are helping scientists better understand our biosphere, from predicting deforestation to mapping species and listening to wildlife.

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12.11.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Listen to the Brazilian rainforests and help contribute to AI research Google Arts & Culture is launching a new Nature & AI experiment that invites people everywhere to listen to the sounds of the Brazilian rainforests to help monitor their…

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10.11.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Naval sonar induces an anaerobic swimming gait in beaked whales - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Naval sonar induces an anaerobic swimming gait in beaked whales

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10.11.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whales, extinction and the sounds of underwater noise pollution There are fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales in the world

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India's marine mammal research set to advance with new acoustic tracking efforts | India News - The Times of India India News: India's marine mammal research could soon take a major leap forward with new initiatives to track whales, dolphins, and other species by capturing the.

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Giraffes use Birds as an Alarm System Acoustic researchers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) have shown through field studies in South Africa that giraffes can learn to correctly interpret the alarm calls of other animals.

www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/gira...

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Researchers stunned after recording haunting 'songs' in nature: 'It's a very eerie sound' There has been a shift in the soundscapes.

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The Potential and Perils of AI for Conservation - bioGraphic AI can help experts sift through datasets that are otherwise unmanageable, but the technology threatens to undermine other ways of knowing.

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🐁 These wild mice possess an unseen language ... or how short-range ultrasounds create a sophisticated communication network. An international team of scientists...

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The incredible "secret language" of the colonial tuco-tuco, the endangered Argentine rodent that surprises scientists - Noticias Ambientales A new study by the CONICET revealed an unprecedented characteristic in an endangered species in Argentina: the colonial tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis).

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Newly Discovered Cuckoo Species in Borneo Sings a Unique Song A new, elusive hawk-cuckoo species with a unique song has been discovered in Borneo, shedding light on the island's rich biodiversity.

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Bezos group puts $30M into AI projects for nature conservation and climate action As concerns grow about the environmental impacts from AI data centers these projects show how AI can also help protect nature.

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Capturing the timeless soundscape of the world’s tallest trees Nature sound recordist Thomas Rex Beverly used Sennheiser MKH RF condenser microphones to uncover the hidden sounds of an ancient redwood forest

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Researchers investigate how the barred owl is adapting to urbanization A high-pitched screech cuts the night air. Then silence. Minutes pass with only the low drone of crickets. Then you hear it, a soft, crescendoing hoot.

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A critically endangered whale gets a 'trifecta of good news' The right whale population increased to 384, up from 376 the year prior, according to estimates released by The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium.

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Megafires silence birds Smoky days can cause landscapes to go eerily quiet

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Why We Should Listen to the Birds’ Global Warning Cry Birds are proving a theory Charles Darwin presented decades ago, in which bird communication is something that is both innate and learned.

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In a changing Arctic, how much noise is too much? | Alaska Beacon Alaska’s bowhead whales can hear the climate changing. Scientists are listening in, too.

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How this type of pollution threatens killer whales New study links shipping noise pollution to higher mortality, lower birth rates for killer whales, but offers market solutions to address it.

www.deseret.com/environment/...

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Southern resident killer whales show signs of slow decline toward disappearance

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