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Inventor offers fix for whales drowned out by ocean noise
Original: Whales can't hear each other in the noisy ocean. This inventor has a solution 200 years in the making.
Human-generated noise from shipping and industry is making it harder for whales to communicate across the ocean, a problem scientists have tracked for decades. Popular Science profiles an inventor working on a solution he describes as 200 years in the making, aiming to cut underwater noise so whales can hear each other again. The story is drawing attention for its look at how technology could help protect marine life.
Why now: Growing concern about shipping and industrial noise disrupting whale communication is drawing interest in new technological fixes.
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- Whales can't hear each other in the noisy ocean. This inventor has a solution 200 years in the making. · Popular Science
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