We've discovered why some whales stop feeding in response to the sound of sonar

Whale species at higher risk of predation from killer whales are more adversely affected by the sound of sonar.

Saana Isojunno, Research fellow, University of St Andrews • conversation
March 25, 2022 • ~7 min

Male dolphins with more friends father more babies

Popularity, not strength or age, determine the reproductive success of male dolphins, a new study shows.

Rita Ziegler-Zurich • futurity
March 24, 2022 • ~5 min

Are marine protected areas helping marine mammals and birds? Maybe, but more can be done

MPAs are a start - but more needs to be done to help protect much-loved species such as Atlantic puffins, bottlenose dolphins and orcas.

Peter Evans, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Director of Sea Watch Foundation, Bangor University • conversation
Dec. 16, 2021 • ~7 min

Blowholes are like nostrils that migrate in utero

The cetacean blowhole is a unique kind of nasal passage: It rises at an angle relative to the roof of the mouth and exits at the top of the head.

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 9, 2021 • ~8 min

500 whales stranded in Tasmania – indigenous elders are best guides to understanding this tragedy

It's time to listen to warnings from the people of the Pacific.

Niki JP Alsford, Professor in Asia Pacific Studies, Director of the Asia Pacific Studies Institutes, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
Oct. 2, 2020 • ~5 min

Young dolphins pick friends with purpose

Dolphins don't just randomly choose their friends. Like some people, they pick childhood pals that will set them up for success as adults.

Robin Smith-Duke • futurity
July 31, 2020 • ~5 min

With the help of trained dolphins, our team of researchers is building a specialized drone to help us study dolphins in the wild

Wild dolphins are fast, smart and hard to study, but it is important to understand how human actions affect their health. So we are building a drone to sample hormones from the blowholes of dolphins.

Jason Bruck, Teaching Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University • conversation
July 1, 2020 • ~9 min

Theory that ridged skin helps dolphins debunked

New study debunks long-held theory that dolphins had ridged skin, which helped them swim faster.

Clea Simon • harvard
July 18, 2019 • ~6 min

Dolphins have fewer babies when waters heat up

Climate change may threaten ocean mammals like dolphins more than researchers previously realized.

U. Zurich • futurity
April 1, 2019 • ~3 min

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