Pilot whales are having to shout louder to be heard over deafening noise from shipping, reveals new research. The underwater sound from ships' engines in the Strait of Gibraltar is the equivalent to ...

Volume at maximum: Pilot whales in the Strait of Gibraltar are already calling as loudly as possible to be heard over heavy vessel noise. Critical calls affected: Their loudest calls, vital for ...

Pilot whales don't typically summer in Rye's Milton Harbor. Until one did. A pilot whale, one presumes, could summer wherever it wants. For five days in August 1993, a sickly wayward whale trekked ...

With over 60,000 ships passing through the Strait of Gibraltar each year, this stretch between the Atlantic and Mediterranean is one of the busiest waterways on the planet. This narrow strip of water ...

Critical noise barrier: Pilot whales in the Strait of Gibraltar cannot amplify key reunion calls beyond their current maximum, limiting their ability to communicate over heavy ship traffic. Small ...

Every year thousands of whales and dolphins – some dead, some ill or injured, some perfectly healthy – are found on beaches worldwide. This phenomenon – called stranding or beaching – isn’t new. It’s ...

With over 60,000 ships passing through the Strait of Gibraltar each year, this stretch between the Atlantic and Mediterranean is one of the busiest waterways on the planet. This narrow strip of water ...