Beluga white whale, NOC American scientists have identified a male beluga whale capable of making human-like sounds and spontaneously mimicking human conversations. According to a paper published online in Current Biology, researchers heard a nine-year-old whale named NOC emitting sounds octaves below normal ones. The discovery occurred when a diver at the National Marine Mammal Foundation in California... 

Seattle residents have been plagued with a mysterious hum, audible in parts of the town for the past few days. At first, irritated locals blamed heavy industry – but businesses denied being responsible for the throbbing noise. Now scientists have come up with an unusual explanation for the persistent buzz – they say it could be the sound of fish looking for a mate. The so-called ‘West...