Latest Scripps Oceanography's Marine Physical Laboratory Stories

Marine mammal videotaped stealing fish provides information about animal's physical featuresFor decades scientists have been intrigued by the variety of sounds emitted by sperm whales, partly due to a popular theory that suggests that the sounds might contain information about the animals' size. But historically it has been extremely difficult to demonstrate that these curious clicking noises can reveal information about the physical characteristics of the massive marine mammals. Now,...