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Feb. 21, 2024 The population of bowhead whales that migrates between the Bering and Beaufort Seas each year is a conservation success story, with today's population nearing -- if not exceeding -- ...
Feb. 22, 2023 As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are staying north of the Bering Strait more frequently, a shift that could affect the long-term health of the bowhead population and impact the ...
July 25, 2022 Whale sharks are filter feeders and have long been observed eating krill at Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef. But when researchers analysed biopsy samples from whale sharks at the reef, they ...
July 6, 2023 We humans can be a scary acquaintance for whales in the wild. This includes marine biologists tagging them with measuring devices to understand them better. These experiences can make whales behave ...
Dec. 12, 2023 A team of scientists had a close encounter with a non-human (aquatic) intelligence. The Whale-SETI team has been studying humpback whale communication systems in an effort to develop intelligence ...
July 10, 2023 Researchers have finally settled a decades-long dispute about the evolutionary origins of the pygmy right ...
Jan. 31, 2022 In late March 2019, researchers performing annual whale and dolphin research surveys discovered the first ever record of killer whales hunting and killing an adult blue whale. Just two weeks later a ...
May 19, 2022 Researchers have discovered new clues to understand how killer whales impact their ...
Feb. 16, 2023 Male whales along Australia's eastern seaboard are giving up singing to attract a mate, switching instead to fighting their male ...
June 5, 2023 Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere? Despite some hope that this would be the case, a new study has found the amount of potential carbon capture by whales is too little to ...