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For centuries, the deep, resonant songs of blue whales have travelled across entire oceans, carrying messages between the planet’s largest creatures. Now, these voices are fading. A new six-year study off California’s coast suggests that marine heatwaves and noise pollution are altering the soundscape of the sea, and scientists warn the silence signals serious trouble.

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[–] artifex@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

But maybe we’ll at least get transparent aluminum out of it.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

We already have that, was patented in like 1980. It's what bulletproof glass is made from.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

We have that; it's what high-end phone screens (among other things) are made of.