The noise from ships affects dolphins – one of the world’s most intelligent mammals – according to a study conducted at the University of Haifa that was based for the first time on ...

Researchers are hoping to understand how walruses in the central Canadian Arctic react to shipping noise in the waters around them. That work is led by a master's student at the University of ...

Future infrastructure projects, like a deep sea port in the western Arctic, will add to the impact of increased vessel traffic on marine mammals, say researchers.

Mussels are stressed by underwater noise from ships, research suggests. Scientists said that while this was not "immediately dangerous" for the creatures, it could affect growth and may even help ...

But an invisible problem is increasingly alarming experts: noise pollution from whale-watching cruises, oil exploration, and other human activity. Hamran has set out to study how it affects the ...