Science News for Kids » sonar http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sound cloak http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-device-hides-objects-from-sonar/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-device-hides-objects-from-sonar/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:20:35 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16452 Caption: This strange-looking cage can hide an object inside it from being detected by sound waves. Credit: L. Sanchis et al

New device hides objects from sonar ]]> Caption: This strange-looking cage can hide an object inside it from being detected by sound waves. Credit: L. Sanchis et al

New device hides objects from sonar ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-device-hides-objects-from-sonar/feed/ 0 No more bubble trouble http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/dolphins-clicks-help-scientists-sort-through-confusing-underwater-noises/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/dolphins-clicks-help-scientists-sort-through-confusing-underwater-noises/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:01:42 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13487 Bottlenose dolphins can tell the difference between noisy echoes bounced off of bubbles and other echoes, including those bounced off of prey. Now scientists have figured out a way to tell apart the noises, too. Credit: Emma Jugovich, NOAA

Dolphin’s clicks help scientists sort through confusing underwater noises]]> Bottlenose dolphins can tell the difference between noisy echoes bounced off of bubbles and other echoes, including those bounced off of prey. Now scientists have figured out a way to tell apart the noises, too. Credit: Emma Jugovich, NOAA

Dolphin’s clicks help scientists sort through confusing underwater noises]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/dolphins-clicks-help-scientists-sort-through-confusing-underwater-noises/feed/ 0 Underwater Racket http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/02/underwater-racket/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/02/underwater-racket/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:59:24 +0000 Emily Sohn http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com.php5-17.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/wp/?p=256 As more ships traverse the oceans, the volume of sound traveling underwater is increasing. This change can affect humpback whales and other residents who use sound in their daily lives. (miblue5/iStock)

The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents]]> As more ships traverse the oceans, the volume of sound traveling underwater is increasing. This change can affect humpback whales and other residents who use sound in their daily lives. (miblue5/iStock)

The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/02/underwater-racket/feed/ 0