Cloistered Arctic whales face a bigger climate threat than polar bears
The tracking of cold-water creatures offers insights into the worrisome effects of global warming.
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Analysis of giant extinct marine reptile graveyard suggests mysterious site was ancient birthing ground
Today's marine giants—such as blue and humpback whales—routinely make massive migrations across the ocean to breed and give birth in waters where predators are scarce, with many congregating year after year along the ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 19, 2022
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Whales could be a valuable carbon sink, say scientists
Nature-based solutions to fight climate change take a holistic approach that promotes biodiversity and ecosystem preservation. While many efforts have focused on planting trees or restoring wetlands, researchers publishing ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2022
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Moon, a doomed humpback whale with a broken spine, travels 3,000 miles doing breaststroke
In "considerable pain," a determined humpback whale tracked by researchers for more than a decade, recently finished swimming more than 3,000 miles from Canada to Hawaii—all with a broken spine.
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2022
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New computer model tracks origin of cell changes that drive development
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have developed a computer model—dubbed quantitative fate mapping—that looks back in the developmental timeline to trace the origin of cells in a fully grown organism. The ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2022
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A regime shift in an Arctic marine ecosystem that's likely to become permanent
Findings of unexpected large numbers of fin and humpback whales in the previously ice infested waters of East Greenland now indicate a tipping point in the marine ecosystem from one regime to another that may be irreversible.
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2022
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Blue whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day: study
Blue whales consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, research estimated Tuesday, suggesting that the omnipresent pollution poses a bigger danger to the world's largest animal than previously thought.
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2022
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How much microplastic do whales eat? Up to 10 million pieces per day, research finds
The largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth ingest the tiniest specks of plastic in colossal amounts, Stanford University scientists have found.
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2022
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The US may expand speed rules for boaters to protect whales, sparking industry protests
A federal effort to expand safety measures to protect endangered right whales from boat collisions in the Atlantic Ocean is receiving a big thumbs down from the maritime industry.
Environment
Oct 31, 2022
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Endangered whale's decline slows, but population falls again
The decline of an endangered species of whale slowed last year, as it lost about 2% of its population, but scientists warn the animal still faces existential threats and is losing breeding females too fast.
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