(CN) – Human-caused undersea noise from ships stress out shore crabs, weakening their defenses and leaving them vulnerable to predators, according to research released Monday. A study published in the ...

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This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. The constant thrum of ...

Colour-changing crabs struggle to camouflage themselves when exposed to noise from ships, new research shows. Shore crabs - the most common on UK shores - can change colour to match their surroundings ...

When a ship cuts through the ocean, its churning propulsion system generates underwater noise that’s as loud as a rock concert. For the animals that live under the passageways of commercial vessels, ...

Underwater noise from ships regularly extends into frequencies used by orcas and other toothed whales to communicate, according to a study published February 2 in the journal PeerJ. Of particular ...

The maritime classification society and consultant Lloyd's Register (LR) has released a new airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to meet increasing demand for a standard and ...

Porpoises communicate with each other using sounds. Therefore, they are highly sensitive to noise, such as ship noise. A new study shows that porpoises flee from and stop feeding when disturbed by ...

March 9 (UPI) --The shore crab is the most common crab on the coasts of the British Isles. Its color changing abilities help the crab blend in to its surroundings, but new research suggests ship noise ...

The ocean is getting too loud even for crabs. Normally, shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) can slowly change their shell color to blend in with the rocky shores in which they live, but recent findings show ...

The ocean is getting too loud even for crabs. Normally, shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) can slowly change their shell color to blend in with the rocky shore, but recent findings show that prolonged ...