As humanity develops new types of plastics and chemicals, researchers are constantly trying to keep up with understanding how these contaminants affect the environment and wildlife. A new study gives a first look at the presence ...
Ecology
Aug 5, 2020
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A Navy military testing program that appeared headed to routine approval has hit a wall of opposition from Washington's governor, attorney general and state agencies because of potential harm to endangered orcas in Washington ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2020
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Ten whales were found dead on an Indonesian beach Thursday, officials said, with images showing locals rushing to push a still-living member of the stricken pod back into the sea.
Ecology
Jul 30, 2020
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Late spring and early summer in California bring thousands of marine mammals to the state's beaches, as groups of California sea lions, elephant seals and harbor seals give birth along the shore. Visitors to places such as ...
Environment
Jul 17, 2020
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When Europeans retreated into their homes to observe strict stay-at-home rules to contain the coronavirus, dolphins and whales on the Mediterranean coast basked and thrived in a hitherto unknown calm.
Ecology
Jul 14, 2020
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A computer program that mimics in software the social interactions of the humpback whale has been used by researchers in Egypt to build a system for the identification of Arabian horses.
Plants & Animals
Jun 30, 2020
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A new study demonstrates for the first time that dolphins can learn foraging techniques outside the mother-calf bond—showing that they have a similar cultural nature to great apes.
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2020
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As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, people are beginning to understand, at a very personal level, the ways in which infectious diseases can devastate life. But disease outbreaks are not confined to just humans ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2020
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A young humpback whale that swam up one of Canada's major rivers, delighting Montrealers who packed the shores for a glimpse of the first of the species in local waters, has died.
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2020
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A shortage of summer nutrients as a result of our changing climate has contributed to a 50% decline in important North East Atlantic plankton over the past 60 years.
Environment
Jun 8, 2020
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