Ecology
Sep 13, 2018
Thousands of Pacific walruses again herd up on Alaska coast
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is monitoring Pacific walruses resting on Alaska's northwest coast.
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Other
Aug 7, 2018
Lost Norse of Greenland fueled the medieval ivory trade, ancient walrus DNA suggests
The Icelandic Sagas tell of Erik the Red: exiled for murder in the late 10th century he fled to southwest Greenland, establishing its first Norse settlement.
Environment
Jul 2, 2018
Study identifies which marine mammals are most at risk from increased Arctic ship traffic
In August 2016, the first large cruise ship traveled through the Northwest Passage, the northern waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The following year, the first ship without an icebreaker plied the Northern ...
Ecology
Mar 28, 2018
Study finds sea turtles use flippers to manipulate food
Sea turtles use their flippers to handle prey despite the limbs being evolutionarily designed for locomotion, a discovery by Monterey Bay Aquarium researchers published today in PeerJ.
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2018
Sociologist advises vigilance against evangelical 'spiritual warriors' set on converting Indigenous peoples
A new evangelical sect targeting Indigenous people in Canada is an ominous trend that should be closely watched, says a University of Alberta sociologist.
Ecology
Mar 1, 2018
Pesticides found to accumulate in fat tissue
Pesticides accumulate in bodies with high fat content. This conclusion has been reported by scientists from the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), who have been studying seabirds and marine mammals of the Sea of Okhotsk ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2018
Mother-child left-side face-to-face preference found to extend to walruses and Indian flying foxes
A team of researchers with Saint Petersburg State University and the Institute of Experimental Medicine, both in Russia, has found that a left-side face-to-face preference seen in primates also extends to non-primate marine ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 27, 2017
Veterinary surgeons perform first-known brain surgery to treat hydrocephalus in fur seal
A neurosurgical team at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University has successfully performed what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind brain surgery on a Northern fur seal named Ziggy Star in an attempt ...
Archaeology
Dec 26, 2017
An ancient mastodon ignited a debate over humans' arrival in North America
"Oh my God," Richard Cerutti said to himself. He bent down to pick up a sharp, splintered bone fragment. Its thickness and weight told him that it belonged to an animal, a very big animal. His mind started to race.
Ecology
Nov 23, 2017
Polar bears crowd on Russian island in sign of Arctic change
A boatload of tourists in the far eastern Russian Arctic thought they were seeing clumps of ice on the shore, before the jaw-dropping realisation that some 200 polar bears were roaming on the mountain slope.
