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Plants & Animals Jun 3, 2025

A bottlenose dolphin? Or Tursiops truncatus? Why biologists give organisms those strange, unpronounceable names

Most people would call it a "field mouse," but a scientist would ask, "Was it Peromyscus maniculatus? Or Peromyscus leucopus?"

Ecology May 29, 2025

New AI tool aids caribou conservation in a changing Arctic

Artificial intelligence sea ice forecasting systems could help predict and protect the migration routes of endangered caribou in the Canadian Arctic, according to a new study. The research, led by British Antarctic Survey ...

Plants & Animals May 27, 2025

Faces you hear? Dolphin 'signature whistles' may transmit more than just identity information

Like us humans, many animals rely on social interactions to survive and thrive. As a result, effective communication between individuals is essential.

Plants & Animals May 19, 2025

First evidence of possible language-like communication in dolphins

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and partner institutions, including the Brookfield Zoo Chicago's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), are the winners of the inaugural Coller Dolittle Challenge ...

Plants & Animals May 12, 2025

Sharks spotted off Massachusetts coast

The second largest shark species in the world is being spotted close to the Bay State coast, according to shark researchers.

Plants & Animals May 5, 2025

Toxic algae bloom taking a toll on Southern California's marine life

One by one, the four California sea lions slid out of their crates and into the ocean. As the SeaWorld San Diego rescue boat bobbed nearby, one of the pinnipeds dove deep and then popped his head out of the water, his mouth ...

Plants & Animals May 1, 2025

Dolphin strandings are taking a toll on LA County's lifeguards: Experts say there's no end in sight

Spencer Parker has never seen so many dolphin strandings in his more than 20 years as an L.A. County lifeguard.

Plants & Animals Apr 25, 2025

Sea creatures keep dying in California waters: Now researchers have an answer

Sea creatures keep showing up dead in California waters, and researchers may have an answer as to why.

Ecology Apr 16, 2025

More than half of Scotland's coastal vessels go untracked, study finds

Over half of vessels operating in Scotland's coastal waters are effectively "invisible" to standard maritime tracking systems, according to a new Heriot-Watt study.

Plants & Animals Apr 16, 2025

Dolphins starve when seagrass dies off in Florida, study finds

Manatees are not the only marine mammals that suffer when seagrass dies off in Florida.

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