If a porkfish swims by and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? A new effort to monitor the seas by sound says, resoundingly, yes. The ocean—especially busy places such as coral reefs—can ...

A breakthrough camera reveals which fish make which sounds, helping decode reef soundscapes and transform ocean conservation.

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Across a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along its path, the moistened swab collected scraps of life: some combination of ...