Endangered whale gives birth while entangled in fishing rope
Scientists spotted an endangered right whale dragging a length of fishing rope caught in its mouth as it swam with a newborn calf off the Georgia coast, a rare confirmation of a birth by an entangled whale that experts determined they can't safely at.....»»
740,000 km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks lost at sea each year
Two percent of all fishing gear used worldwide ends up polluting the oceans, our new research published in Science Advances finds. To put that into perspective, the amount of longline fishing gear littering the ocean each year can circle the Earth mo.....»»
Why erect-crested penguins reject their first egg and lay a second one
A new analysis of old data suggests that the endangered erect-crested penguin's bizarre nesting habits—rejecting the first egg they lay—is because they can't feed two chicks, and the second, larger egg has a better chance of success. Lloyd Davis.....»»
Too little, too late: Study examines why the Endangered Species Act fails
Since its passage in 1973, the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been the strongest law to prevent species extinctions in the United States, and has served as a model of conservation policy to other nations......»»
Endangered fruit-eating animals play an outsized role in a tropical forest—losing them could have dire consequences
A new study by researchers at the University of Washington shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals—those that eat fruit and help disperse the seeds of trees and other plants—could severely disrupt seed-dispersal networks in the.....»»
New eDNA toolkit could save species on brink of extinction
New Curtin University-led research has used eDNA technology to track the movements of a critically endangered fish in South Africa in the hope of safeguarding its future......»»
Gray whale population off western U.S. continues to decline
U.S. researchers say the number of gray whales off western North America has continued to fall over the last two years, a decline that resembles previous population swings over the past several decades......»»
How philosophy turned into physics and reality turned into information
The Nobel Prize in physics this year has been awarded "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science.".....»»
Gray whale numbers continue decline; NOAA fisheries will continue monitoring
Gray whales that migrate along the West Coast of North America continued to decline in number over the last 2 years, according to a new NOAA Fisheries assessment. The population is now down 38 percent from its peak in 2015 and 2016, as researchers pr.....»»
Gray whale"s disappearance from Atlantic Ocean holds clues to possible return
The gray whale is the focus of research projects anticipating its eventual return to European waters after an absence of a half-millennium......»»
Sound reveals giant blue whales dance with the wind to find food
A study by MBARI researchers and their collaborators published today in Ecology Letters sheds new light on the movements of mysterious, endangered blue whales. The research team used a directional hydrophone on MBARI's underwater observatory, integra.....»»
Catch-and-release fishing may cause temperature spikes in sharks
New research from marine scientists raises potential red flags for sharks that are caught and released by recreational anglers. The team has discovered that the ocean's iconic predators typically spike in temperature after they have been caught, whic.....»»
"Forever chemicals" in deer, fish challenge hunters, tourism
Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer—and that's prompting health advisories in some places where hunting and fishing are ways of life and key pieces of the economy......»»
Argentine scientists worried after spate of whale deaths
A string of whale deaths in recent days in southern Argentina have worried scientists, who think a micro-algae could be to blame......»»
2022 Nobel Physics Prize goes to seminal tests of spooky action at a distance
Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger pioneered quantum information science. Enlarge / The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger, "for experiments with entangled photons, estab.....»»
The internet"s latest cheating scandal sure is fishy
Chess, wife guys, and now...fishing? Cheating rumors and scandals are all the rage these days, it seems.That's right, the latest cheating scandal people are obsessing over online somehow involves sport fishing. It centers on a video that recently wen.....»»
The best DNA test kits for everyone
Millions of people have already taken a DNA test. Success stories like finding a birth parent or discovering that you're related to a president would make anyone consider it.Though DNA kits have become increasingly popular gift items year after year,.....»»
Australia lists small wallaby among new endangered species
Australia listed a small wallaby and the grey snake among 15 new threatened species on Tuesday as it launched a zero-extinction plan for its unique wildlife......»»
Bird flu strikes S.Africa"s endangered penguins
Close to thirty African penguins have died due to avian flu since mid-August at Boulders beach near Cape Town, a crucial breeding site in South Africa......»»
Long-term tracking of whale feeding behavior via satellite is now possible with new tag
Oregon State University researchers have developed a new satellite tag that allows them to better track whales' behavior, including previously unobservable feeding events during dives......»»
Southern resident orca pod falls to lowest number in 46 years
Only 73 southern resident orcas that live along the coast of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia remain as of July 1, according to the latest census from the Center for Whale Research......»»