Scientists solve the puzzle of directional hearing underwater

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Jun 21, 2024, 9:20 am112 pts
When underwater, humans cannot determine where a sound comes from. Sound travels about five times faster there than on land. That makes directional hearing, or sound localization, nearly impossible because the human brain determines the origin of a sound by analyzing the time difference between its arrival at…

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