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Dimitri W Ponirakis

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Family, Bioacoustics, and the intersection of art and science are my happy places. https://www.birds.cornell.edu/ccb/dimitri-william-ponirakis/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hbYGMxUAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.cortical2digital.com/aboutMe.html

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'Singing' dogs may show the evolutionary roots of musicality Some Samoyeds adjust the pitch of their howls depending on the music being played, showing a form of vocal ability they might have inherited from their wolf ancestors

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12.03.2026 20:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Why live music is good for your well-being Don’t pass up those concert tickets. According to new research, there might be more to the show than just great music.

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04.03.2026 18:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats' surprising hunting strategy Deep into the Panamanian night, the forest hums with sound. Chirping insects form a steady backdrop, rain softly trickles from leaves. Somewhere above a stream, frogs call into the darkness. But I am ...

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02.03.2026 21:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Wildfire smoke silences grassland birds in New York state On a hazy day in June 2023, doctoral students Trifosa Simamora and Timothy Boycott noticed that the birds at their field site had gone quiet. Now in a study published in Biological Conservation, they ...

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02.03.2026 21:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Human activity is making the Arctic’s waters louder Human activity from ships, snowmobiles, machinery and aircraft is contributing to making Arctic waters louder.

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25.02.2026 16:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New study: What's in a neigh? A combo of low 'song' and high whistle, the neigh -- or whinny -- is unique among large mammals, scientists say.

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25.02.2026 16:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Seismic Blasting Nixed: Victory for Whales, Coasts Offshore regulator NOPSEMA has rejected CGG's proposal to conduct seismic blasting in the Otway Basin.The decision was delayed four times amid

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12.02.2026 19:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Solar eclipse reveals how animals respond to sudden darkness Scientists used the April 2024 solar eclipse to show how animals adjust their behavior when daylight suddenly disappears.

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12.02.2026 19:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How to Talk (and Listen) to Nature Rosey Chan pairs natural sound with classical piano to help heal both people and the planet

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12.02.2026 19:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Scientists Conduct Hearing Assessment on the World’s Rarest Sea Turtle Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Face Acoustic Threats Amidst Human Coastal Activity Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) are recognized as one of the most imperiled sea turtle species on the pla

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12.02.2026 19:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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New acoustic study reveals deep-diving behavior of elusive beaked whales Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean’s least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to the sounds beaked whales naturally produce, researchers have reco...

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12.02.2026 19:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How AI trained on birds is surfacing underwater mysteries

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12.02.2026 19:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Noise pollution is affecting birds' reproduction, stress levels and more: The good news is we can fix it New research led by the University of Michigan is painting a more comprehensive picture of how noise pollution is impacting birds around the world. "The major takeaway from this study is that anthropo...

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12.02.2026 19:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Oldest known whale song recordings discovered in Cape Cod archives The files, found on a bygone piece of audio recording equipment, may give scientists new evidence about how humans have changed the ocean.

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12.02.2026 19:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How AI trained on birds is surfacing underwater mysteries

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10.02.2026 14:43 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Hearing tests uncover unexpected humpback sensitivity to high-frequency noise University of Queensland hearing tests conducted across kilometers of ocean off the Australian coast show humpback whales react to higher frequency sounds than expected. Associate Professor Rebecca Du...

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29.01.2026 13:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Caterpillars hear through tiny body hairs, which could inspire improved microphones No ears, no problem. The tobacco hornworm caterpillar, a common garden pest, can actually detect airborne sound via microscopic hairs on its body, according to a team of faculty and graduate students ...

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29.01.2026 13:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Howler monkey roars exaggerate body size but are truthful to other howlers Howler monkeys are relatively small primates known for their incredibly loud, low-frequency roars that sound as if they come from a much larger creature. This is useful in the animal kingdom because s...

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22.01.2026 13:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How Animals Build a Sense of Direction | Quanta Magazine Researchers documented the activity of neurons that shape directional navigation as bats explored a remote island off the coast of Tanzania.

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21.01.2026 20:48 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Decoding Corvid Calls: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead Corvids, a family of birds that includes crows, ravens, and magpies, have long captured the fascination of scientists and bird enthusiasts alike. These intelligent creatures exhibit complex behaviors

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21.01.2026 20:41 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Creel pot recording devices to listen for whale songs - BBC News A conservation charity is working with fishermen on the project on Scotland's west coast.

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21.01.2026 20:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Unlocking nature's symphony with AI Bioacoustics is pretty niche, but now thanks to AI, it could turbocharge biodiversity research. Michel André calls it “the science of the sound of life.” In this episode, we hear his recordings from t...

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18.01.2026 15:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Monkeys With Smaller Testicles Scream Louder to Compensate It's a "calls vs balls" tradeoff.

www.zmescience.com/ecology/anim...

18.01.2026 15:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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In 'Funeral for a Tree,' Steve Parker Etches Bird Song into Playable Oak Records When an oak tree died in his yard, Steve Parker created a sound sculpture as a tribute to the former habitat.

www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/01/stev...

18.01.2026 15:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Whale tag will help decode communication in the deep ocean An open-source whale tag that records sound, movement, and environmental data will enable scientists to study and decode whale communication.

www.earth.com/news/whale-t...

15.01.2026 02:11 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Striking discovery about beaked whales: How sounds reveal the secrets of the most mysterious whales - ProtoThema English How scientists use underwater recordings to locate, identify, and understand some of the planet’s most enigmatic cetaceans, which rarely appear at the surface

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15.01.2026 02:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Protecting Arctic blue corridors for whales Discover why safeguarding Arctic migration routes is vital for whales facing threats from shipping, noise, and climate change.

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15.01.2026 02:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Empowering Bioacoustic Research in Southeast Asia
Empowering Bioacoustic Research in Southeast Asia YouTube video by Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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14.01.2026 16:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What makes mountain birds sing at dawn—and why are they sometimes quiet? Ecologists explain Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the weather is cold. This new discovery was made recently by a team of soundscape ...

phys.org/news/2026-01...

02.01.2026 23:51 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Whales are getting lost in noisy oceans Learn how rising ocean noise levels are causing significant delays in whale migration and affecting their navigation abilities.

www.earth.com/video/whales...

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