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Something's Wrong With Right Whales
April 9, 2010 — A few years ago, right whales began washing up on the shores of Argentina's Patagonian coast. So far, researchers have counted a total of 308 dead whales since 2005. These right whales in the waters ... > full story -
Rodeo Bull Goes Head-to-Head With Zoo Dolphins in a Study of Balance
March 24, 2010 — Dolphins, whales and porpoises have extraordinarily small balance organs, and scientists have long wondered why. Now a study has contradicted a leading theory, which held that the animals moved their ... > full story -
Thrill-Seeking Holidaymakers May Be Putting Dolphins at Risk
March 16, 2010 — Tourists wanting to watch and swim with dolphins are now being urged to keep their distance in a bid to protect both the animals and the local communities whose livelihoods depend on ... > full story -
Jaws -- 4 Million BC: How an Extinct Shark Attacked Its Prey
March 16, 2010 — Palaeontologists have discovered evidence of how an extinct shark attacked its prey, reconstructing a killing that took place 4 million years ... > full story -
Link Between Marine Algae and Whale Diversity Over Last 30 Million Years, Study Finds
February 19, 2010 — New research shows a strong link between the diversity of organisms at the bottom of the food chain and the diversity of mammals at the top. Throughout the last 30 million years, changes in the ... > full story -
Dolphins' Health Shed Light on Human and Ocean Health
February 18, 2010 — New research suggests that diseases found in dolphins are similar to human diseases and can provide clues into how human health might be affected by exposure to contaminated coastal water or ... > full story -
Dolphins Could Be Ideal Model to Study Human Cervical Cancer, Veterinarians Say
February 18, 2010 — Dolphins are the only species besides humans known to harbor infections of multiple papillomavirus types, which are known to be linked with cervical cancer in women. As a result, dolphins may be the ... > full story -
Dolphin Cognitive Abilities Raise Ethical Questions, Says Emory Neuroscientist
February 18, 2010 — Many modern dolphin brains are significantly larger than those of humans and second in mass to the human brain when corrected for body size, says a scientist. Some dolphin brains exhibit features ... > full story -
Commercial Fishing Endangers Dolphin Populations, New Study Finds
February 4, 2010 — Extensive commercial fishing endangers dolphin populations in the Mediterranean, according to a new study by researchers in ... > full story -
In Bats and Whales, Convergence in Echolocation Ability Runs Deep
January 25, 2010 — Only some bats and toothed whales rely on sophisticated echolocation, in which they emit sonar pulses and process returning echoes, to detect and track down small prey. Now, two new studies show that ... > full story
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