Read more sonar stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23744/sonar.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:21:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61316/air-france-tail-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBrazilian searchers found a large tail section from an Air France jet today, one of the biggest pieces yet recovered from wreckage that could help narrow the search for Flight 447's black boxes. A US Navy team is bringing in high-tech underwater listening devices to detect pings from the data...http://www.newser.com/story/61316/air-france-tail-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 13:33:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46478/navy-greenies-settle-sonar-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Navy and environmental groups both declared victory today after the two sides settled a lawsuit over sonar and its effect on whales and other marine mammals, the Los Angeles Times reports. The settlement, reached Friday, calls for Navy ships to avoid sensitive areas and reduce or halt sonar when...http://www.newser.com/story/46478/navy-greenies-settle-sonar-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Dec 2008 12:54:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42494/supreme-court-oks-navy-sonar-near-whales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court sided 5-4 with the Bush administration today, exempting the Navy from switching off high-powered sonar near whales during training off California's coast. The piercing underwater sounds panic whales and make their ears bleed, environmentalists tell the Los Angeles Times . But the “public interest” in the exercises “plainly...http://www.newser.com/story/42494/supreme-court-oks-navy-sonar-near-whales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 12:49:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37489/noisy-humans-drowning-out-marine-mammals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhales and dolphins are seriously suffering from the noise that human industry and militaries release into the ocean, an animal-welfare group warns—and we need to turn the volume down before we do irreversible damage. Sonar is implicated for mass stranding and deaths of whales and dolphins, the BBC reports,...http://www.newser.com/story/37489/noisy-humans-drowning-out-marine-mammals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Sep 2008 12:40:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30719/supreme-court-will-hear-navy-sonar-appeal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court today agreed to hear the US Navy's objection to a court order that ships may not use sonar within 12 miles of the California coast because high-frequency signals are harming whales and other marine life, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Bush administration argues that the judge...http://www.newser.com/story/30719/supreme-court-will-hear-navy-sonar-appeal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Jun 2008 13:06:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26176/volvo-promises-crash-proof-car-by-2020.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVolvo executives have vowed to create an un-crashable, injury-proof car by 2020, Reuters reports. The car manufacturer is adapting technology developed for commercial aviation to create a vehicle that will take over the controls in a dangerous situation and brake or steer out of harm's way. Engineers are hopeful such...http://www.newser.com/story/26176/volvo-promises-crash-proof-car-by-2020.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 May 2008 4:35:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21771/wwii-ship-found-after-66-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA legendary Australian war ship sunk in the Indian Ocean by a German raider during World War II has been found nearly intact after 66 years, the Australian PM confirmed today. The HMAS Sydney sank after a 30-minute battle with the Kormoran in Australia's greatest tragedy at sea. The wreckage...http://www.newser.com/story/21771/wwii-ship-found-after-66-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Mar 2008 11:53:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20506/appeals-court-nixes-sonar-exemption-claim-by-navy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Navy is not exempt from laws that ban whale-harming sonar, a federal appeals court has ruled. The Bush administration had contested an earlier ruling, arguing that halting sonar use when whales are nearby poses "significant restrictions on our ability to train realistically." Whales and dolphins have been found...http://www.newser.com/story/20506/appeals-court-nixes-sonar-exemption-claim-by-navy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Mar 2008 5:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19704/dolphin-dies-near-sonar-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers are trying to determine what killed a female dolphin that washed up on an island off the coast of San Diego—an area where the Navy conducted controversial sonar tests, the Los Angeles Times reports. The dolphin washed up as the Navy challenges court-imposed restrictions on the use of...http://www.newser.com/story/19704/dolphin-dies-near-sonar-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Feb 2008 9:00:00 CST