You might think that human beings have explored every inch of the planet earth, and that few mysteries remain.  Yet, the earth, especially its oceans, are almost unimaginably vast and continue to yield surprises.  In 2024, a joint research expedition involving Oregon State University and the U.S. Navy witnessed a species of beaked whale never before seen by humans in the wild.  Dead Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whales had occasionally washed up on Pacific shores, but until last year, no one had ever seen one alive.  Elizabeth Henderson is a bioacoustic scientist with the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center, was onboard the research vessel “Pacific Storm” for the discovery, and is the lead author of the research article published in the journal “Marine Mammal Science.”  Elizabeth Henderson joined the Monday Buzz on December 8, 2025.

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