The urge to explore the cosmos has always been an irrepressible part of humankind's curiosity. But while venturing into space ...

Theories about the sound's origins included an undiscovered sea creature. By 2011, NOAA scientists concluded the sound was the cracking of an ice shelf during an icequake. In the summer of 1997, ...

Ocean researchers have recorded unidentified "quack" sounds in the sea for years. Both scientists and sailors alike have recorded unique, strange noises in the ocean for decades. They sound guttural, ...

Bizarre noises detected around the deepest ocean trench on Earth have finally been identified. These strange "biotwang" sounds—first detected in 2014 during an acoustic survey of the Mariana ...

Beccy holds a PhD in Biological Science, a Master’s in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors, and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology and Forensic Science. Beccy holds a PhD in Biological ...

One of the coolest pieces of irony about our planet is that the ocean covers most of the surface of the Earth, and yet, the vast majority of it is still unexplored! So, you can bet your bottom dollar ...

Everything depends upon the voice. Call it whatever: still and small, the crackling thunder in the cloud, the donkey’s intelligible haw, the pause in the center of a hurricane gale. The voice needs no ...

Scientists are picking up on some strange sounds in the second layer of our atmosphere that they haven't heard anywhere else. The stratosphere is a relatively calm layer of Earth's atmosphere, rarely ...

A New Food Chain Off the Flight Deck Jumping off an aircraft carrier into open water sounds like a perfect break from th ...