Chris Kehrer, science program manager at Port Royal Sound Foundation in South Carolina, recently answered a question I have wondered about since childhood. Why does the Atlantic croaker, a marine fish ...

Scientists using new ways to eavesdrop on fish have captured a cacophony of thumps, honks, burps and grunts in underwater recordings.

Summer is coming, and soon beaches will be full of the sounds of people having fun: splashing in waves, thwacking kadima balls, thumping sand into castle shapes. If you can find a quieter spot of ...

For a long time, researchers believed that a certain group of freshwater fish developed their super-hearing abilities after ...

Documenting fish noises isn’t exactly easy. The underwater creatures aren’t as loud as birds or whales; they also make noises subtly while swimming in groups, which makes it even harder to identify ...

Coral reefs are necessarily gorgeous in color and movement, but below the waves there is a similarly colorful world of sound.

Did you know that fish can talk? Well, sort of, anyway. To be more specific, some fish make sounds that, according to a new study published in Ichthyology and Herpetology, are used in patterns that ...

More than a thousand fish species use sounds to exchange information, attract mates, and avoid predators through hums, grunts, clicks, and bubbles. Yet, the vital role of fish sounds—and the impact of ...

It’s the little fish that roared. One of the world’s smallest fish, measuring about half an inch long, can produce sounds as loud as fireworks or a jet engine, a new study says. Danionella cerebrum, a ...

Summer is here, and beaches and docks are full of the sounds of people having fun: splashing in the water, revving motor boats, thumping sand into castle shapes. If you can find a quieter spot of ...

Chris Kehrer, science program manager at Port Royal Sound Foundation in South Carolina, recently answered a question I have wondered about since childhood. Why does the Atlantic croaker, a marine fish ...