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1,410 results for: Whales

  1. Climate

    Year in review: Sea ice loss will shake up ecosystems

    Researchers are studying the complex biological consequences of polar melting and opening Arctic passageways.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Environment

    PCB levels still high in Europe’s killer whales, smaller dolphins

    PCBs banned for decades still show up at extremely high concentrations in Europe’s killer whales and other dolphins.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Climate

    Arctic passageways let species mingle

    People aren’t the only animals likely to use passages that open up as the Arctic melts.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Animals

    ‘Whalecopter’ drone swoops in for a shot and a shower

    Whale biologists are monitoring the health of whales using drones that snap photos and then swoop in to sample spray.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Life

    City dolphins get a boost from better protection and cleaner waters

    Bottlenose dolphins near Adelaide, Australia, are slowly growing in number due to better environmental conditions and better protection.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  6. Animals

    Maximum size of giant squid remains a mystery

    A scientist has come up with a new estimate of the maximum size of giant squid. He says the animals could be as long as two public buses.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  7. Oceans

    Atlantic monument is home to unique and varied creatures

    A region of ocean off the coast of Cape Cod has become the first U.S. marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean.

    By Thomas Sumner
  8. Animals

    Study ranks Greenland shark as longest-lived vertebrate

    Radiocarbon in eye lenses suggests mysterious Greenland sharks might live for almost 400 years.

    By Susan Milius
  9. Animals

    Simple change to fishing nets could save endangered whales’ lives

    Making industrial fishing ropes weaker would reduce humpback and right whale bycatch by almost three-quarters

    By Natasha Gilbert
  10. Animals

    Killer whales follow postmenopausal leaders

    Taking the lead on salmon hunts may be postmenopausal killer whales’ way of sharing their ecological knowledge.

    By Susan Milius
  11. Animals

    Rare fossils expand evolutionary history of sperm whales

    A pygmy fossil unearthed in Panama reveals that the organ the whales use to produce sound and echolocate shrunk over time.

    By Helen Thompson
  12. Science & Society

    Science News’ favorite books of 2016

    Science News writers and editors compiled a list of the books they were most excited about this year.

    By Science News Staff