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.....»»
Diversity of fish species supply endangered killer whale diet throughout the year
Endangered Southern Resident killer whales prey on a diversity of Chinook and other salmon. The stocks come from an enormous geographic range as far north as Alaska and as far south as California's Central Valley, a new analysis in PLOS ONE shows......»»
Hands-on with Microsoft Mesh: I handed someone a whale shark, and it was awesome
Microsoft has unveiled Mesh, a cross-technology platform that lets app developers build persistent virtual environments. Thanks to Hololens, I tested it out......»»
New North Atlantic right whale health assessment review released
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) along with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries have released the first broad scale synthesis of available information derived from right whale health assessment techniques. The.....»»
Study finds human-caused North Atlantic right whale deaths are being undercounted
A study co-authored by scientists at the New England Aquarium has found that known deaths of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales represent a fraction of the true death toll. This comes as the death of a calf and recent sightings of enta.....»»
Whale sharks show remarkable capacity to recover from injuries
A new study has for the first time explored the extraordinary rate at which the world's largest fish, the endangered whale shark, can recover from its injuries. The findings reveal that lacerations and abrasions, increasingly caused through collision.....»»
Baby whale found dead on beach south of Israel"s Tel Aviv
Israeli officials said Thursday that a dead whale has washed up on a beach south of Tel Aviv......»»
Endangered baby right whale found dead on Florida beach
The plight of endangered right whales took another sad turn Saturday, when a baby whale, possibly two months old, washed ashore dead on a Florida beach with telltale signs of being struck by a boat......»»
Using whale songs to image beneath the ocean’s floor
Seismic data generated by whale songs helps build a picture of the ocean's base. Enlarge (credit: NOAA) People tend to think of seismic waves as little more than signals of tectonic events, like an earthquake or lava shifting under a volcano......»»
Wearable sensor monitors health, administers drugs using saliva and tears
A new kind of wearable health device would deliver real-time medical data to those with eye or mouth diseases, according to Huanyu 'Larry' Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in the Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mec.....»»
This week designers and architects created whale-shaped furniture and buildings
This week on Dezeen, architecture and design looked to the ocean as whales informed the shape of both a wooden chair and a cultural building in China. Read more This week on Dezeen, architecture and design looked to the ocean as whales infor.....»»
Boat strikes in protected areas could be harming whale sharks" development
The biggest fish in the ocean, whale sharks, are incredible animals. They can reach lengths of over 18 meters and weigh more than 19,000kg. Each shark has a unique pattern of spots on its body, like a fingerprint......»»
Dead whale, one of Med"s largest, found off Italy
The carcass of a huge whale has been recovered from the waters off southern Italy, the coastguard said Wednesday, calling it "probably one of the largest" ever found in the Mediterranean......»»
Aquarium agrees to delay beluga whale delivery amid lawsuit
A Connecticut aquarium has agreed to delay its acquisition of five beluga whales for research amid a lawsuit by an animal rights group trying to stop the delivery......»»
G.E. Wind Turbine Prototype: 853 Feet Tall, Can Generate 13 Megawatts
Long-time Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot shares a report from the New York Times: Twirling above a strip of land at the mouth of Rotterdam's harbor [in the Netherlands] is a wind turbine so large it is difficult to photograph. The turning diameter of i.....»»
When memes fail anatomy: The scale of a blue whale’s butthole
Is a politician really the world’s second biggest a-hole? Enlarge / That stuff floating in the water is exactly what you think it is. (credit: Jeff Gritchen/Orange County Register) When we saw the memes scoring the size of a blue whale’s a.....»»
A disembodied robot mouth and 14 other stories that made us laugh in 2020
Forget the challenges of the last 12 months and instead have some fun reading our pick of the quirkiest tech stories from the past year......»»
A New Population of Blue Whales Was Discovered Hiding in the Indian Ocean
Weighing up to 380,000 pounds and stretching some 100 feet long, the blue whale -- the largest creature to have ever lived on Earth -- might at first seem difficult for human eyes and ears to miss. But a previously unknown population of the leviathan.....»»
Hormone metabolites found in poop give researchers new insight into whale stress
Poop samples are an effective, non-invasive tool for monitoring gray whale reproduction, stress and other physiological responses, a new study from Oregon State University shows......»»
Using NASA tech to activate citizen scientists
Dr. Brad Norman, Research Fellow at the Harry Butler Institute, is using whale shark identification technology adapted from NASA's Hubble Telescope scientists to inspire and activate the next generation of citizen scientists......»»
Researchers take a closer look at the genomes of microbial communities in the human mouth
Bacteria often show very strong biogeography—some bacteria are abundant in specific locations while absent from others—leading to major questions when applying microbiology to therapeutics or probiotics: how did the bacteria get into the wrong pl.....»»