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Blue Whales And Their Calls: Scientists Listen To Earth's Largest Mammals
February 27, 2007 — Using a variety of new approaches, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego are forging a new understanding of the largest mammals on ... > full story -
Saving Endangered Whales At No Cost
January 8, 2007 — By comparing the productivity of lobster fishing operations in American and Canadian waters of the Gulf of Maine, researchers have identified ways in which cost-saving alterations in fishing ... > full story -
Expedition Observes Little Known Beaked Whales
December 23, 2006 — Whale watchers on board the research icebreaker Polarstern have made a remarkable cetaceans sighting: Four Arnoux's Beaked Whales (Berardius arnuxii), observed from the helicopter. The Arnoux's ... > full story -
Small, Smaller, Smallest: The Plight Of The Vaquita
December 9, 2006 — Research published in the academic journal Mammal Review has uncovered the missing link in the depleting population of the vaquita. With a body less than 1.5 m long, the vaquita is the smallest ... > full story -
Humpback Whales Have Brain Cells Also Found In Humans
November 27, 2006 — A new study compared a humpback whale brain with brains from several other cetacean species and found the presence of a certain type of neuron cell that is also found in humans. This suggests that ... > full story -
Beaked Whales Perform Extreme Dives To Hunt Deepwater Prey
October 19, 2006 — A study of 10 beaked whales of two poorly understood species shows their foraging dives are deeper and longer than those reported for any other air-breathing species. This extreme deep-diving ... > full story -
Marine Life Stirs Ocean Enough To Affect Climate, Study Says
October 13, 2006 — Oceanographers worldwide pay close attention to phytoplankton and with good reason. The microscopic plants that form the vast foundation of the marine food chain generate a staggering amount of ... > full story -
Antique Whale Oil Provides Insights To Origin Of Pre-Industrial Chemicals
October 13, 2006 — One of the last remaining New England whaling ships has provided unexpected insights into the origin of halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) that have chemical and physical properties similar to ... > full story -
Narwhals May Produce Signature Vocalizations For Communications
September 29, 2006 — Scientists have found preliminary evidence that narwhals, Arctic whales whose spiraled tusks gave rise to the myth of the unicorn, produce signature vocalizations that may facilitate individual ... > full story -
Ocean Seep Mollusks May Share Evolutionary History With Other Deep-Sea Creatures
September 11, 2006 — The unusual mollusks of oceanic cold seeps -- strange clams, mussels and sea snails that thrive in the sulfur and methane-rich environments -- are on average older than the marine mollusk community ... > full story
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