Image via UCSD What happens inside a whale’s head when it encounters sound? The mammals have highly developed capabilities of detecting and processing sound waves, something that helps them communicate over long distances, but which also spell their demise in an ocean filled with intense, loud human-generated noise. We’ve seen research that shows scientists looking into how too-loud noise can damage and even kill whales, but now r… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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3D Look Inside Whales’ Heads Shows Negative Effects of Marine Noise
