Judith Smit

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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?

As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly

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A Cold War hydrophone network built to track Soviet submarines across entire ocean basins was declassified in 1991, and scientists now use those same undersea microphones to follow individual whales c...

The military's greatest acoustic achievement may be its greatest gift to marine biology: a spy network designed to hunt submarines now reveals the secret conversations of whales.

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Scientists discover the key ingredients that make birdsong pretty

What makes birdsong beautiful? Answering this question could help us understand how soundscapes make the natural world relaxing for humans, opening the door to improving parks, upgrading the design of...

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About Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) — a masterclass | BTO

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Boat noise makes humpback whale songs up to 45 percent less likely to be detected

Boat noise makes humpback whale songs up to 45% less likely to be detected off Panama.

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Precise giants: New research reveals how blue whales find food in a vast ocean

Despite protections, blue whales remain endangered, primarily because of the risk of collisions with ships. MBARI's Blue Whale Observatory uses a suite of technologies to study these animals and their...

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Even low-level traffic noise can reduce birdsong's stress-relieving effects

Traffic noise disrupts recognized benefits of birdsong and other sounds from nature, a new study from the University of Surrey reports.

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Chorus: Our AI Ecoacoustic Processing Technology Begins Supporting Locally Led Bird Conservation Across Latin America

Bird calls hold critical information about ecosystems and effectiveness of conservation initiatives, yet turning ecoacoustic recordings into actionable conservation insights remains a major...

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How body size and habitat shape the vocal repertoires of primates

Biologists, zoologists and psychologists have been trying to trace the origins of human language for centuries. One well-known theory, known as the social brain hypothesis, suggests that increasingly ...

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Birdsong and whale song show patterns similar to human language

An international team of researchers has uncovered a previously undetected structure in the birdsong of Bengalese finches that has the same statistical patterns found in human languages.

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In 1977, Carl Sagan and Frank Drake sat in a Cornell office arguing over what to put on the Voyager Golden Record, and among the greetings in 55 languages, the whale song, and the Bach they included t...

In 1977, Ann Druyan recorded an hour of her brainwaves at Bellevue Hospital days after agreeing to marry Carl Sagan. A compressed minute of that recording now rides both Voyager spacecraft into inters...

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The role of conservation bioacoustics in achieving global biodiversity goals - Nature Reviews Biodiversity

Animal sounds can be recorded and analysed to help to derive ecological insight and inform conservation decision-making. In this Review, Perea, Burivalova and colleagues outline how conservation bioac...

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The birds and the beeps: Clicks, chirps and calls are boosting conservation efforts

As we learn to listen more closely, the field of bioacoustics is throwing up new ways to prevent conflict and protect ecosystems, writes Rohini Nilekani.

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The global biogeography of passerine songs

Although bird songs are classic models for understanding the evolution of vocal communication, their global diversity has long made the development of a unifying framework challenging. By analyzing th...

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Why and how birdsong differs across the world—and the eight motifs that tie them together

Birdsong carries meaning across open space, helping birds attract mates, defend territory and communicate with rivals. While there has been much research into the use of birdsong across species, resea...

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Humans Can Learn to Echolocate in Just 10 Weeks, And It Rewires The Brain

Echolocation is a fascinating way that animals like bats and whales find their way around the world.

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ASA/ANSI S3.20-2015 (R2025): Bioacoustical Terminology - ANSI Blog

Learn how ASA/ANSI S3.20-2015 (R2025) standardizes bioacoustical terminology to support hearing science and innovation.

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Mongabay, Scientific American, and Project Multatuli release a documentary on Indonesia’s new capital

PEMALUAN, East Kalimantan — Indonesia’s plan to build a new capital in the province of East Kalimantan has captured global attention. Called Nusantara, the project is intended to ease pressure on Jaka...

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This Rainforest Is Becoming Indonesia's New Capital—Scientists Are Listening Closely

Indonesia is building a new capital city in the heart of Borneo to replace sinking Jakarta. As construction transforms one of the world's most biodiverse rainforests, scientists and their indigenous c...

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Seabed Cables Detect Silent Whales by Reading Pressure Waves, Not Calls

Fiber-optic cables detect silent whales by reading the faint pressure wave a swimming body pushes through the water, a 2026 PNAS study found. NTNU researchers tracked a blue whale in the Arctic after ...

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These 5 Research Projects Show How AI Is Revolutionizing Bird Conservation

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to analyze troves of images and audio, gaining unprecedented insight into the lives of birds and how to more effectively protect them.

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A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music

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Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project

Cornell Lab for Ornithology plans data linkup between app and population monitoring on eBird platform

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Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years

Guardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost

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Acoustic environment may explain why some bird songs outlast others

From melodic morning choruses to territorial songs that echo through forests and grasslands, birds rely on vocalizations to communicate, attract mates and defend valuable habitat. For songbirds, these...

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Pilot project in San Francisco Bay aims to help ships avoid gray whales

Researchers in San Francisco Bay have deployed a monitoring network to alert ships when whales are present in the bay to avoid whale collisions.

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Forest resident birds avoid intensive clearcuts, acoustic monitoring shows

New research reveals that resident forest birds avoid intensive clearcut areas, highlighting the need for more sustainable forestry practices.

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Newly discovered 'thunder' of Atlantic sturgeons inspires awe

When a team of researchers recorded a low thundering underneath the surface of the Hudson River, they thought they were hearing the muffled rumble of trains. A closer look and listen led to a much mor...

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Tariffs are Spurring Shipping Noise in the St. Lawrence Seaway - bioGraphic

Geopolitical tensions have Canada looking for new trade partners—with potentially unfortunate side effects for marine life.

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