Over the past few years, a research team has been developing mathematical models to investigate how this noisy ocean soundscape impacts whale migration.
Beaked whales, of which 24 species have been found so far, are among them: They live far from land and in deep oceanic waters, where they search for food at depths of 500 meters and more.
A Mediterranean Shipping Company has rerouted its vessels to protect blue waves on the coast of Sri Lanka after a conservation group's recommendations.