New research published in Scientific Reports reveals the genes that likely allowed whales to grow to giant sizes compared to their ancestors. The findings highlight the role of four genes (called GHSR, IGFBP7, NCAPG, and ...
Evolution
Jan 19, 2023
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Oceans are full of sound. Waves, earthquakes and calving icebergs all contribute to the underwater soundscape. But so do human activities, and this can be a problem for marine life as it can seriously affect their physiology, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2023
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Maine lobster fishermen received a Christmas gift from Congress at the end of 2022: A six-year delay on new federal regulations designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2023
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A struggling right whale is "heavily entangled" in fishing gear off North Carolina's Outer Banks, and likely won't survive, according to NOAA Fisheries biologists.
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2023
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When Blair Mase arrived at the Palm Coast beach around 9 a.m. Wednesday, she was in disbelief.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2023
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The more than 1.2 million km of fiber-optic cables that crisscross the planet carry the world's phone calls, internet signals and data. But this summer, researchers published the eerie sounds of blue and fin whales detected ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 12, 2023
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A chemical used in the production of toilet paper and 'forever chemicals' have been found in the bodies of orcas in B.C. , including the endangered southern resident killer whales.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2023
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A 30-foot juvenile humpback whale washed up on the beach in Atlantic City on Saturday morning, the second time in 15 days a young whale has been swept ashore in the casino town.
Plants & Animals
Jan 9, 2023
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The new year brings challenges to Biden administration regulators: how to handle environmentally unfriendly riders inserted by lawmakers into the fiscal 2023 spending bill.
Environment
Jan 9, 2023
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency that governs safety and environmental standards for shipping worldwide, has adopted a U.S. proposal to increase protections for endangered blue, fin ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 6, 2023
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