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When it comes to persistent pollutants, all roads lead to the ocean. Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) is a chemical that has…

Biology

Killer whales, or orcas (Orcinus orca), are amazingly intelligent and social animals. What can they tell us about the evolution…

Ghost fishing is ghastly because it creates underwater graveyards for wildlife. The authors covered here wrote a new review of…

Conservation

Since 2005, southern right whale calves have been found dead in historic numbers off the Patagonian coast in Argentina. Scientists…

Biology

Juvenile bowhead whales put off gaining length and undergo severe bone loss to invest in growing their massive heads and…

Everyone knows that polar bears have become the poster children for species threatened by climate change. And it’s for good…

Every year, humpback whales journey across the ocean. Using passive acoustics to study whale song, scientists are able to follow…

Whale carcasses that fall to the seafloor provide large amounts of food to deep-sea environments. Though ecologically important, little is…

Scientists find microplastic pieces in the intestines of a baleen whale for the first time.

Longline fishing has been used for decades as a way to catch large amounts of commercial fish. Though effective in…

Biology Ecology

Filter feeding whales face a body size and feeding strategy trade-off in foraging efficiency. Researchers from the Marine Mammal Institute…

Whale watching is a popular activity around New England, especially in the summer, but this new study suggests we're doing…

Ingested contaminants, along with hormones, are preserved in the whale’s earplug. Unlike muscle and blubber, ear wax does not allow…

Australian and Norwegian researchers measured levels of pesticides and PCBs in southern hemisphere humpback whales to find out whether extreme…