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1,415 results for: Whales

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Animals

    Stretchy nerves help some big whales open wide

    Blue whales and their closest relatives have stretchy nerves near their mouths so they can open wide and swallow a lot of prey.

    By Ashley Yeager
  7. Science & Society

    Special Report: Aging’s Future

    What is aging? How does it change the brain? How did different life histories evolve? This special report addresses those questions and more.

    By Science News Staff
  8. Paleontology

    Rise of East African Plateau dated by whale fossil

    A whale fossil is helping to pinpoint when the East African Plateau started to rise and how the uplift played a role in human evolution, scientists say.

    By Ashley Yeager
  9. Tech

    Virtual reality has a motion sickness problem

    Virtual reality games and experiences can make some people sick, and women are more susceptible.

    By Betsy Mason
  10. Plants

    How to keep seagrasses as happy as a clam

    Drought can do more damage to seagrass meadows if their partnership with clams break down.

    By Susan Milius
  11. Animals

    ‘The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins’ offers window into cetacean societies

    Dolphins and whales pass cultural knowledge to one another, the authors of a new book argue.

    By Kate Baggaley
  12. Animals

    Bowhead whales may unlock the secrets to a long, healthy life

    Analyzing the genome of the bowhead whale may help scientists understand how the animals live for more than 200 years.

    By Kate Baggaley