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One Sweet Glide

Meet the new generation of gliders...Codename: X-Ray.
University of Washington
Meet the new generation of gliders...Codename: X-Ray.

By John Sepulvado

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kazu/local-kazu-528016.mp3

Moss Landing – Listening to the ocean could get a whole lot easier thanks to a hi-tech underwater glider. Learn more about the mystery of the "BLOOP." Cold war era hydrophones picked up this bubble sound in the late 90's. They think it could come from a yet undiscovered animal larger than a blue whale.

Click here to learn more about the bloop.
Click here to hear other mystery sounds recorded by underwater hydrophones.