NANNING, June 7 -- Scientists in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have converted earthquake-monitoring equipment into an artificial intelligence-powered "marine stethoscope" capable of detecting the low-frequency calls of endangered whales.

By integrating an island-based seismometer with deep learning algorithms, researchers captured and analyzed the sounds of Bryde's whales in the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea, revealing that the species remains in coastal waters and breeds for longer periods than previously recorded.

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The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, was led by associate professor Xiao Zhuo of Guangxi Minzu University. The AI model, tra...