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Whale's Streaming Baleen Tangles to Trap Food
March 13, 2013 — Many whales filter food from water using racks of baleen plates in their mouths, but no one had ever investigated how baleen behaves in real life. According to an expert, baleen was viewed as a ... > full story -
Mystery of 'Zombie Worm' Development Unveiled
March 12, 2013 — How do bone-eating worms reproduce? A new study sheds light on this question through a detailed observation of the postembryonic development and sexual maturation of Osedax worms, also known as ... > full story -
How the Whale Got Its Teeth: Scientists Explore Development of Unique Dentition of 'Toothed Whales'
February 19, 2013 — Whales are mammals, but they don't look like the mammals living around us, as they have a triangular fluke for tail, no hind legs and no body hair. And inside their mouths, their teeth are unfamiliar ... > full story -
Genetic Study Pursues Elusive Goal: How Many Humpbacks Existed Before Whaling?
February 13, 2013 — Scientists are closing in on the answer to an important conservation question: how many humpback whales once existed in the North ... > full story -
Scientists Using Holiday Snaps to Identify Whale Sharks
February 8, 2013 — Holidaymakers' photos could help scientists track the movements of giant endangered sharks living in the waters of the Indian Ocean. A new study show that these publicly sourced photographs are ... > full story -
Earliest Sea Cow Ancestors Originated in Africa, Lived in Fresh Water
January 16, 2013 — A new fossil discovered in Tunisia represents the oldest known ancestor of modern-day sea cows, supporting the African origins of these marine ... > full story -
Scientists Use Marine Robots to Detect Endangered Whales
January 9, 2013 — Two robots equipped with instruments designed to "listen" for the calls of baleen whales detected nine endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of Maine last month. The robots reported the ... > full story -
Whales' Foraging Strategies Revealed by New Technology
January 9, 2013 — Despite the many logistical difficulties of studying large whales, multisensor tags attached to the animals with suction cups are revealing their varied foraging techniques in unprecedented detail. ... > full story -
Multi-Tasking Whales Sing While Feeding, Not Just Breeding
December 19, 2012 — Humpback whales are famed for their songs, most often heard in breeding season when males are competing to mate with females. In recent years, however, reports of whale songs occurring outside ... > full story -
Sustainable Way to Make a Prized Fragrance Ingredient
December 19, 2012 — Large amounts of a substitute for one of the world's most treasured fragrance ingredients -- a substance that also has potential anti-cancer activity -- could be produced with a sustainable new ... > full story
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