To See Where a Whale Has Been, Look in Its Mouth
The baleen that hangs from the jaws of some whale species contains clues about their migrations and diets -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
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......»»
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......»»
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......»»
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.....»»
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......»»
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.....»»
Your Body Has a Clever Way to Detect How Much Water You Should Drink Every Day
One brain region combines signals from your mouth, gut and blood.....»»
The Whale review: Brendan Fraser can’t save this histrionic drama
Brendan Fraser's sensitive performance is the chief highlight of Darren Aronofsky's limp drama The Whale......»»
Artificial breathing system reveals alveoli function in lungs
Alveoli are the basic functional units of the human respiratory system, acting as tiny air sacs that exchange gases. Air inhaled through the mouth and nose flows into the lungs through the branched structure of the bronchial tubes, and the alveoli ap.....»»
The best stand-up comedy on Netflix (September 2022)
The creator of one of the streaming service's biggest comedy hits, Big Mouth, is bringing a new stand-up special to Netflix in September......»»
Foot-and-mouth disease: The gaps in South Africa"s efforts to keep it under control
In mid August, South Africa's minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development Thoko Didiza responded to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease with a nationwide ban on the movement of cattle for 21 days. By late August, 127 cases of the disea.....»»
Humpback whale songs spread from pod to pod across the Pacific Ocean
A team of researchers with members from the University of St Andrews, Universidad San Francisco de Quito and the CETACEA Ecuador Project's Acoustic Ecology Program has found that songs created by humpback whales in some parts of the Pacific Ocean are.....»»
Newly identified fossil insect used 360-degree vision and sticky feet to find and snare its meals
With bulging eyes, an elongated mouth and feet that oozed resin, a fossil insect identified by Oregon State University research is so different from anything alive today that it needed to be placed in its own, extinct family......»»
Beluga whale lost in French river euthanized during rescue
A beluga whale that became a French celebrity after a wrong turn took it up the Seine River had to be euthanized Wednesday after experiencing health complications during an urgent rescue operation, authorities said......»»
France readies "exceptional" rescue of beluga astray in Seine
French officials are moving ahead with a delicate plan to transport a beluga whale back to the ocean after it swam far up the Seine river toward Paris, putting its life in danger, a marine expert said Tuesday......»»
Climate change predicts southerly shift of great whale species in New Zealand
New research sheds light on how climate change will impact the distribution of great whales in New Zealand waters......»»