Feb 04 2011

82 Pilot Whales Stranded in New Zealand

Tag: Animals,Mammals,WhalesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:10 pm
Mass beachings have become a tragically common sight at this New Zealand coastline.

Jan 12 2011

Japan’s Catch 22 on Whaling

Tag: Antarctica,Conservation,WhalesKieran Mulvaney @ 11:00 pm
Leaked cables show the U.S. and Japan discussing whaling deals and the status of Sea Shepherd.

Dec 10 2010

Dead Whales Foster Ocean of Life

Tag: Blue Whale,Deep Sea,Marine Life,Oceans,Scavengers,Seas,Whales,WormsLarry O'Hanlon @ 12:00 pm
Entire generations of crabs, worms and other deep-sea animals can survive for years on a single whale carcass.

Dec 07 2010

Sperm Whales Cleared Out After Gulf Oil Spill

Sperm whales showed good sense after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, acoustic surveys show. They left.

Dec 06 2010

Sperm Whales Full of Pollutants

Tag: Environment,Food Chain,Oceans,Pacific Ocean,WhalesJennifer Viegas @ 1:49 pm
These giants of the sea carry disturbing levels of man-made pollutants in their bodies -- even near the supposedly pristine Galapagos Islands.

Nov 17 2010

Catching Glaciers in Action

Tag: Climate Change,Glaciers,Global Warming,Oceanography,Water,WhalesKieran Mulvaney @ 1:05 pm
Measuring how fast the Greenland ice sheet is losing mass is logistically and financially challenging.

Nov 09 2010

Whales Suffering From Sunburn

Tag: Animals,Skin,Skin Cancer,The Sun,Whales,ZoologyJennifer Viegas @ 11:59 pm
Whales are continuously exposed to the sun and are now suffering from sunburns and skin cancer as ultraviolet radiation increases.

Nov 08 2010

Oil Entering Gulf Food Chain

Crude oil is edible for bacteria, but it's not exactly something you'd want to see on the dinner menu.

Nov 01 2010

Whale Riding Teen Speaks Out

Tag: Aquatic Mammals,WhalesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 8:45 pm
The Australian teenager says that he did not realize he was putting himself in danger.

Oct 28 2010

‘Unicorn’ Whales Track Arctic Temperatures

Narwhals, known as unicorns of the sea, are helping scientists track warming sea water temperatures in the Arctic.

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