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Are North Atlantic Right Whales Mating in the Gulf of Maine?
Using data obtained during
six years of regular aerial
surveys and genetics data
collected by a consortium of
research groups, scientists
have strengthened evidence
... > full story
Killer Whale Genetics: Redefining Stock Structure in a Marine Top Predator
By collecting 462 skin
samples from both resident
and transient wild killer
whales in the northern North
Pacific and characterizing
... > full story
Sharks Stun Sardine Prey With Tail-Slaps
Thresher sharks hunt
schooling sardines in the
waters off a small coral
island in the Philippines by
rapidly slapping their tails
hard enough to stun or kill
several of the smaller fish
... > full story
Military Sonar Can Alter Blue Whale Behavior: Human-Made Noises Cause Ocean Giants to Move Away from Feeding Spots
Some blue whales off the
coast of California change
their behavior when exposed
to the sort of underwater
sounds used during US
... > full story
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Hippo Pathway to Better Cancer Treatment? Unusual Key to Regulating Cell Growth
July 11, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a potential new pathway to treat cancer by asking some odd questions about the size of ... > full story -
New Virus Discovered in Stranded Dolphin
July 10, 2013 — Researchers have identified a new virus associated with the death of a short-beaked dolphin found stranded on a beach in San Diego. It is the first time that a virus belonging to the polyomavirus ... > full story -
Scientists Use DNA from a Museum Specimen to Study Rarely Observed Type of Killer Whale
June 19, 2013 — Researchers report using DNA from tissues samples collected in 1955 to study what may be a new type of killer whale (Orcinus ... > full story -
How Diving Mammals Evolved Underwater Endurance
June 13, 2013 — Scientists have shed new light on how diving mammals, such as the sperm whale, have evolved to survive for long periods underwater without ... > full story -
Harbor Porpoises Can Thank Their Worst Enemy, the Killer Whale, for Their Success
June 12, 2013 — The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a whale species that is doing quite well in coastal and busy waters. They are found in large numbers throughout the Northern Hemisphere from Mauritania to ... > full story -
Stranded Orcas Hold Critical Clues for Scientists
June 7, 2013 — The development of a standardized killer-whale necropsy system has boosted the complete data from killer-whale strandings from two percent to about 33 percent, according to a recent ... > full story -
Study Reveals How Fishing Gear Can Cause Slow Death of Whales
May 21, 2013 — Using a "patient monitoring" device attached to a whale entangled in fishing gear, scientists showed for the first time how fishing lines changed a whale's diving and swimming behavior. The ... > full story -
Using Earthquake Sensors to Track Endangered Whales
May 13, 2013 — Oceanographers used data from seafloor seismometers to analyze more than 300,000 fin-whale calls. By triangulating the position they created more than 150 tracks off the Pacific Northwest ... > full story -
Singing Humpback Whales Tracked on Northwest Atlantic Feeding Ground
April 29, 2013 — Male humpback whales sing complex songs in tropical waters during the winter breeding season, but they also sing at higher latitudes at other times of the year. NOAA researchers have provided the ... > full story -
Whales Are Able to Learn from Others: Humpbacks Pass on Hunting Tips
April 25, 2013 — Humpback whales are able to pass on hunting techniques to each other, just as humans do, new research has ... > full story
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