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.....»»
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......»»
Human "blastoids" offer medical hope but also deep ethical challenges
The study of blastoids, a research model of an early embryo derived from stem cells rather than from a father's sperm or a mother's egg, offers great hope for researchers investigating why pregnancies are lost at an early stage, what causes birth def.....»»
A third of Australian population likely affected in Optus cyberattack
Breached information includes names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, and, for a subset of customers, addresses, ID document numbers such as driver's licence or passport numbers......»»
Biomarkers used to track benefits of anti-aging therapies can be misleading, suggests the "Lifespan Machine"
We all grow old and die, but we still don't know why. Diet, exercise and stress all affect our lifespan, but the underlying processes that drive aging remain a mystery. Often, we measure age by counting our years since birth and yet our cells know no.....»»
New figures show population boom near globe"s vulnerable coral reefs
Millions more people across the globe are relying on our endangered coral reefs than 20 years ago, according to new figures into population growth in coastal areas......»»
Oldest chimp from renown Guinean group dies
Guinea's oldest chimpanzee and one of the last members of a globally famous endangered community has died in solitude around the age of 71, the environment ministry said......»»
AI better than humans at detecting blue whale calls
Whale scientists could soon do themselves out of a job—or at least a tiring and repetitive one—by applying artificial intelligence (AI) to their research......»»
Researchers reconstruct the genome of the common ancestor of all mammals
Every modern mammal, from a platypus to a blue whale, is descended from a common ancestor that lived about 180 million years ago. We don't know a great deal about this animal, but the organization of its genome has now been computationally reconstruc.....»»
Bumblebees can be classified as "fish" under California conservation law, court says
In a move that could allow a broad range of insects to be considered for endangered species status, the state Supreme Court has found that California bumblebees can be protected under the law as a type of fish......»»
"Twisty" photons could turbocharge next-gen quantum communication
Quantum computers and communication devices work by encoding information into individual or entangled photons, enabling data to be quantum securely transmitted and manipulated exponentially faster than is possible with conventional electronics. Now,.....»»
Why whales don"t get brain damage when they swim
Special blood vessels in whale brains may protect them from pulses, caused by swimming, in their blood that would damage the brain, new UBC research has suggested......»»
A Better Birth Is Possible
As a young Black woman, I saw my pregnancy treated like a problem. So I ditched the doctors for home delivery and found an alternative model for health care......»»
Whale strandings: Five questions answered
The death of about 200 pilot whales at a Tasmanian beach has renewed questions about what causes such mass strandings and whether they can be prevented......»»
As chinook salmon get thinner and fewer, southern resident killer whales struggle to find enough food
As marine species continue to decline worldwide, the southern resident killer whale population—which now stands at 75 individuals—along the west coast of North America, has baffled scientists who are trying to understand why this population is st.....»»
No evidence that dehorning black rhinos negatively impacts the species" reproduction or survival, study finds
There are no statistically significant differences in key factors of population growth—breeding, birth, survival, life span and death—between dehorned or horned black rhinos new research, conducted by the University of Bristol Vet School, Namibia.....»»
Twilight of the Tigris: Iraq"s mighty river drying up
It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilisation itself......»»
It"s a planet: New evidence of baby planet in the making
Astronomers agree that planets are born in protoplanetary disks—rings of dust and gas that surround young, newborn stars. While hundreds of these disks have been spotted throughout the universe, observations of actual planetary birth and formation.....»»