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“Desire that arises in agitation is an expression of the ego; desire that arises in stillness is an expression of the soul.”

shallow waters, where snapping shrimp crackle like underwater firecrackers, are beginning to sound different. A study published in 2022 found that shrimp, one of the ocean’s most active noisemakers, snapped more frequently and with more force as water temperatures increased.

As prey became scarce, blue whale vocalizations dropped by nearly 40 percent alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations

Humpbacks have a more diverse diet and were able to adapt to harsh conditions; their songs didn’t change. But blue and fin whales feed almost exclusively on krill, and their songs were detected less often than years prior.

Beneath the ocean's surface, a symphony ripples and rolls, ricochets and hums—and whales pour their songs into the deep soundscape like streams of molten silver.

Studies from California to New Zealand have shown that certain whale species, such as blue whales, stop singing when heat waves disrupt their food sources.

Jack Dorsey spent the weekend building Bitchat, a new decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging app that works entirely over Bluetooth mesh networks, with no internet, central servers, phone numbers or emails required.