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The fossil record is chock full of big beasts that didn't make it. Find out why, and what lessons can be learned.
A limit of 10 knots in certain areas could help the roughly 300 right whales avoid extinction. Federal ships exempt.
A whale's ability to communicate with its tail inspires new lab work revealing surprising nerve growth.
In deep, dark water, sound is better than sight.
Humpbacks use complex syntax to attract a mate. Listen in!
A newfound beaver-like creature was huge compared to its contemporaries.
Killer whales set traps for their prey and share their hunting tricks with friends.
New underwater listening device reveals surprising and inexplicable sounds.
It’s not magical, but it helps them find fish.
The whale was first spotted Saturday morning off Georgia. It is being tracked by a telemetry buoy that rescuers affixed to the roughly 75-foot rope trailing the beast.
Researchers are drawing inspiration from all corners of the animal kingdom to design synthetic lenses. They're also building them using flexible polymers that mimic materials used in nature.
Natural selection isn't an idea with holes. It's one of the most solid theories in science. But what exactly is it?
The lawsuit blames the Navy for the January stranding and deaths of at least 37 whales on North Carolina's Outer Banks after a mid-frequency sonar exercise. The Navy said the exercise was probably too far away to have harmed the whales.
Scientists study oral tales in search of information to add to the geologic record.
To protect against extinction, and because somebody's got to do it.
Cuts into ability to navigate and find mates.
A missing link is found, tying the diverse beasts to a common ancestor.
New research reveals a drastic decline in gray whales in the Pacific Ocean since industrial whaling began, explains marine scientist Steve Palumbi.
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