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A mysterious duck-like sound recorded in the ocean around Antarctica has baffled scientists for decades, but the source of the sound has finally been found, researchers say. Subscribe to read this ...

Ocean researchers have recorded unidentified "quack" sounds in the sea for years. Both scientists and sailors alike have recorded unique, strange noises in the ocean for decades. They sound guttural, ...

In the waters around Antarctica, decades ago, humans heard a strange sound: a repeating noise that sounded like the quacking of a duck, if the duck was a giant kraken. In the years following the first ...

In July 1982, some researchers from New Zealand plunged into the depths of the Southern Ocean to map out its soundscape in a first-of-its-kind project. At some point during their voyage, their ...

Scientists have conclusive evidence that the source of a unique rhythmic sound, recorded for decades in the Southern Ocean and called the "bio-duck," is the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera ...