When the sound was first detected in 1997, researchers came up with various theories. The answer, however, was quite simpler.

Theories about the sound's origins included an undiscovered sea creature. By 2011, NOAA scientists concluded the sound was the cracking of an ice shelf during an icequake. In the summer of 1997, ...

There have been many weird and wonderful noises from the ocean that have stumped scientists over the years. One of these noises was the mysterious “bloop” sound, first heard by the National Oceanic ...

How did the ocean produce the loudest sound ever recorded? In 1997, NOAA hydrophones picked up the infamous “Bloop,” a noise ...