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NOAA Team Plans Whale Disentanglement Attempt
January 4, 2005 — NOAA and its rescue team partners are off the South Carolina coast attempting to relocate a young endangered right whale entangled in ropes and ... > full story -
Emory Study Details Dolphin Brain Evolution For The First Time
October 27, 2004 — The intelligence and cognitive capabilities of dolphins and their aquatic cousins have long fascinated the public and the scientific community, but the question of how and why they have such large ... > full story -
To Save Dolphin's Dorsal Fin Experts Combine Medical Technology And Teamwork
October 20, 2004 — An expert team of marine mammal veterinarians, medical researchers, cosmetic surgeons and dolphin trainers recently joined forces to apply the latest advances in human regenerative medicine in an ... > full story -
South Dakota Tech Grad Student Finds Rare Whale
September 16, 2004 — Maggie Hart, a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology paleontology student, recently found a rare, beaked whale that washed ashore on St. Catherine's Island off the coast of ... > full story -
Each White Whale Has Its Individual Voice
August 16, 2004 — The fact that each white whale has individual voice is established by Russian scientists conducting research in the White Sea. Differences between white whales' voices can be used in estimating ... > full story -
Evolution Of Whale Hearing Unfolds In Fossil Record
August 12, 2004 — An international team of scientists has traced the evolution of hearing in modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins and ... > full story -
Whale Carcass Yields Bone-Devouring Worms
July 31, 2004 — Scientists studying a whale carcass in Monterey Canyon recently announced the discovery of two new species of unique worms that feed on the bones of dead ... > full story -
Ocean Scientists Assess Impact Of Seismic Pulses In Effort To Protect Whales
July 27, 2004 — Scientists investigating the possible effect of underwater seismic pulses on marine mammals have conducted a series of tests, designed to better understand the force of sound waves generated by ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Secret Of Dolphin Speed: How Dolphins Evolved To Fly Like Birds Under Water
May 17, 2004 — Physicists in Japan have discovered how the surface of a dolphin's skin reduces drag and helps them glide smoothly and quickly through water. These findings could help scientists design faster, ... > full story -
Mimicking Humpback Whale Flippers May Improve Airplane Wing Design
May 12, 2004 — Wind tunnel tests of scale-model humpback whale flippers have revealed that the scalloped, bumpy flipper is a more efficient wing design than is currently used by the aeronautics industry on ... > full story
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