A 1,000-pound slab of sandstone lifted off a beach in Santa Cruz County, Calif., Wednesday may provide a better glimpse of what plied the seas 5 million years ago.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Aug 13, 2009 4 / 5 (4) 0

(AP) -- The only tweets during the Miami Dolphins scrimmage Saturday will come from the officials' whistles.

Technology - Internet

Aug 06, 2009 not rated yet 0

Two researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom have shown for the first time that the law of brevity in human language, according to ...

Biology - Other

Jul 30, 2009 5 / 5 (3) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The seemingly effortless way dolphins and porpoises slice through the water and the unique capabilities of the supersonic Concorde airplane have more in common than one might think.

Biology - Other

Jun 30, 2009 3.3 / 5 (7) 1

We can only marvel at the way that dolphins, whales and porpoises scythe through water. Their finlike flippers seem perfectly adapted for maximum aquatic agility. However, no one had ever analysed how the animals' ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jun 26, 2009 3.8 / 5 (4) 0

A 350-pound dolphin named Matteo tickles a toddler with his snout, sparking a burst of giggles.

Medicine & Health - Other

Jun 19, 2009 3.6 / 5 (5) 0

Same-sex behavior is a nearly universal phenomenon in the animal kingdom, common across species, from worms to frogs to birds, concludes a new review of existing research.

Biology - Other

Jun 16, 2009 4.3 / 5 (26) 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- More whales, dolphins and porpoises than was previously thought could be at risk from the effects of climate change, according to a new study.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 01, 2009 5 / 5 (4) 1

A porpoise at Harderwijk dolphin centre in the Netherlands has become only the second to give birth in captivity, the centre announced, but the happy event leaves an enigma: is it a boy or a girl?

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 08, 2009 4 / 5 (1) 0

Dolphins have a clever trick for overcoming sleep deprivation. Sam Ridgway from the US Navy Marine Mammal Program explains that they are able to send half of their brains to sleep while the other half remains ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 01, 2009 4.6 / 5 (8) 2

They say dolphins are smart, and now people are borrowing a technology that was first used on the mammals.

Medicine & Health - Other

Apr 03, 2009 4.5 / 5 (2) 0