Scientists Talk With Whales for First Time in Practice for Meeting Aliens

Scientists Talk With Whales for First Time in Practice for Meeting Aliens

Scientists may have just had their first conversation with whales while testing software that could one day help them communicate with aliens. The team of scientists—from the SETI Institute, the University of California, Davis, and the Alaska Whale Foundation—were studying humpback whale communication off the coast of Alaska when they detected the underwater “greeting signal” […]

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SETI Scientists Test Interactive Bioacoustic Playback as Tool for Exploring Non-Human Intelligence

SETI Scientists Test Interactive Bioacoustic Playback as Tool for Exploring Non-Human Intelligence

The study of non-human animal signals challenges and informs our search for non-human intelligence with the ultimate hope of deepening the human-animal relationship. The diversity of non-human intelligence that exists on Earth has been revealed in a multitude of observational and experimental studies over the past several decades. This diversity is observed from octopus to […]

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Brazilian Ex-President Allegedly “Harassed” a Humpback Whale

Brazilian Ex-President Allegedly “Harassed” a Humpback Whale

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is under investigation, this time for an unusual environmental offense—alleged harassment of a humpback whale during a jetski excursion on vacation. The incident reportedly took place off Brazil’s south-eastern coastline near São Sebastião in June and has sparked federal police interest. Bolsonaro, infamous for his anti-environmental policies during his four-year […]

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Lethal or not? Australia’s beaches are a crucible for shark control methods

Lethal or not? Australia’s beaches are a crucible for shark control methods

The Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland, which make up the nation’s entire eastern seaboard, have had an uneasy relationship with sharks since they implemented safety measures last century. The governments of both states conduct shark control programs that aim to protect beachgoers by deterring “target” species identified as dangerous to humans, such […]

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