Fossils of small plesiosaurs, long-necked marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs, have been found in a 100-million year old river system that is now Morocco's Sahara Desert. This discovery suggests some species of plesiosaur, ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 26, 2022
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If a human comes down with a rash, they might go to the doctor and come away with some ointment to put on it. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins get skin conditions, too, but they come about their medication by queuing up nose-to-tail ...
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2022
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Think about people you know, and how you could tell they were around even if you couldn't see them: perhaps their voice, or a favored perfume.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2022
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Twenty million years ago, the Swiss Plateau region, or Mittelland, was an ocean in which dolphins swam. Researchers at the University of Zurich's Paleontological Institute have now discovered two previously unknown species ...
Paleontology & Fossils
May 17, 2022
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A trio of scientists, one with Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, another from Museo Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado and a third independent researcher, report evidence of several Bolivian river dolphins playing ...
Ocean-dwelling dolphins have repeatedly adapted to life in coastal areas throughout history.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2021
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Ancient genes that predate the last Ice Age may be the key to survival, at least if you are a dolphin, according to new research led by the University of St Andrews.
Evolution
Oct 29, 2021
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Whistling while you work isn't just a distraction for some people. More than 80 cultures employ a whistled form of their native language to communicate over long distances. A multidisciplinary team of scientists believe that ...
Other
Sep 21, 2021
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In their search for pink river dolphins, researchers in the Peruvian Amazon scooped up river water sloshing with genetic material that they hoped could trace the elusive creatures.
Ecology
Sep 7, 2021
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If you feel like your metabolism just isn't what it used to be, no matter how many hours you spend in the gym, dolphins can relate.
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2021
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