When you think of New York wildlife, whales probably aren’t the first animals that come to mind — but they’re native to the waters around the city, and they're back.
Northern right whales were hunted to near extinction, but they seem to be hanging on after being protected by the Endangered Species Act. After 13 sudden deaths, scientists wonder whether they face a new man-made threat: climate disruption.
Menopause is a puzzle for biologists. Why would the female of a species cease to reproduce half way through her life, when natural selection favors characteristics that help an individual's genes survive? A study of killer whales — one of only two mammals apart from humans to undergo menopause — is providing clues.
California's blue whale population is making a comeback, but it still has to contend with the threat of big container ships that cross whales' feeding grounds on the way to the ports of Los Angeles. But just by slowing down, ships can dramatically reduce whale strikes — and pollution as well.
Marine biologists have found evidence of the biggest cultural transformation in nature: whale songs that spread across the Pacific Ocean in a matter of months.
California's blue whale population is making a comeback, but it still has to contend with the threat of big container ships that cross whales' feeding grounds on the way to the ports of Los Angeles. But just by slowing down, ships can dramatically reduce whale strikes — and pollution as well.
Menopause is a puzzle for biologists. Why would the female of a species cease to reproduce half way through her life, when natural selection favors characteristics that help an individual's genes survive? A study of killer whales — one of only two mammals apart from humans to undergo menopause — is providing clues.
Northern right whales were hunted to near extinction, but they seem to be hanging on after being protected by the Endangered Species Act. After 13 sudden deaths, scientists wonder whether they face a new man-made threat: climate disruption.
Marine biologists have found evidence of the biggest cultural transformation in nature: whale songs that spread across the Pacific Ocean in a matter of months.
When you think of New York wildlife, whales probably aren’t the first animals that come to mind — but they’re native to the waters around the city, and they're back.
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Science
A Canadian photographer captures images of a whale 'poopnado'
PRI's The World
January 26, 2015
This Canadian photographer was taking snaps of a sperm whale when he got caught in a massive poop storm — really.
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Environment
How do you save the whales? Slow down the ships
Living on Earth
May 12, 2015
California's blue whale population is making a comeback, but it still has to contend with the threat of big container ships that cross whales' feeding grounds on the way to the ports of Los Angeles. But just by slowing down, ships can dramatically reduce whale strikes — and pollution as well.
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Health
What can killer whales teach us about menopause?
PRI's The World
August 12, 2016
Menopause is a puzzle for biologists. Why would the female of a species cease to reproduce half way through her life, when natural selection favors characteristics that help an individual's genes survive? A study of killer whales — one of only two mammals apart from humans to undergo menopause — is providing clues.
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Environment
Whale deaths may be related to warming seas, researchers say
Living on Earth
September 30, 2017
Northern right whales were hunted to near extinction, but they seem to be hanging on after being protected by the Endangered Species Act. After 13 sudden deaths, scientists wonder whether they face a new man-made threat: climate disruption.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Billboard Top Five, But for Whales
Studio 360
December 11, 2014
Marine biologists have found evidence of the biggest cultural transformation in nature: whale songs that spread across the Pacific Ocean in a matter of months.
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Science
Don't let the name fool you. The 'Snotbot' drone could innovate how we track whales.
PRI's The World
August 12, 2015
Updated
According to its inventors, the device is cheaper, safer for whales and a treasure of data.
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Culture
Mexico City is banning dolphin shows, taking a lead on animal rights
PRI's The World
August 25, 2017
A new law will soon prohibit dolphin shows, and therapy sessions and science experiments with the marine species, in Mexico's capital.
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Science
In New York, a whale of a comeback story
Science Friday
October 24, 2017
When you think of New York wildlife, whales probably aren’t the first animals that come to mind — but they’re native to the waters around the city, and they're back.
1550_humpback_whale_getty_main.jpg
Arts, Culture & Media
Billboard Top Five, But For Whales
Studio 360
March 10, 2016
Marine biologists have found evidence of the fastest cultural transformation in nature: whale songs that spread across oceans in a matter of months.