Unusually Large Number of Whales Spotted, Including Multiple Endangered Species, off Northeast U.S. Coasts

Unusually Large Number of Whales Spotted, Including Multiple Endangered Species, off Northeast U.S. Coasts

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reported 161 sightings of whales last month, representing seven different whale species. The sightings, recorded on May 25, took place off the northeastern U.S. Coasts, near Martha’s Vineyard and southeast of Nantucket. According to NOAA, the sightings included an unusually high number of whale species, particularly endangered […]

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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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