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Scientists find out how whale sharks 🦈 give birth and protect their babies

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Scientists found a baby whale shark in a bay in Indonesia. Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the world, but no one has ever seen them give birth or mate. This baby shark gives clues about where whale sharks might be born and grow up safely. The bay is a good place for baby sharks because it has lots of food and protects them from bigger predators. Scientists think whale shark moms might choose special places like this to keep their babies safe. Whale sharks are endangered, meaning their numbers are going down. Protecting places like this bay can help baby whale sharks survive and grow into adults. Local people are starting to see whale sharks as important for tourism instead of as competition for fish, which helps conservation efforts.
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A boy becomes deaf from the noise of cicadas.

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An 18-year-old boy named Wang went camping in a forest in China and was surrounded by the loud clicking sounds of many cicadas for several hours. Around noon, the noise got louder, but he stayed until evening. Later, he started to hear ringing in his ears and felt pressure inside them. He also couldn’t hear birds or his phone’s notification sounds. Worried about losing his hearing, he went to the hospital. Doctors found his ears were swollen and gave him medicine to reduce the swelling. They told him to avoid loud noises for two weeks. After resting, his hearing got better. A doctor explained that many people think natural sounds are safe, but loud noises from many cicadas together can be harmful. One cicada’s sound is usually not loud enough to cause damage, but when hundreds click together, the noise can be louder than 85 decibels, which can hurt your ears. Loud noise can cause swelling in tiny hair cells inside the ear, but if the damage is not too bad, the cells can heal after rest...
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