New mapping could help protect one of the most endangered whales

A new study of North Atlantic right whales worldwide could help avoid harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial fishing and vessel strikes.

Duke University • futurity
April 15, 2024 ~6 min

Acoustic tagging is like caller ID for whales

Simultaneous acoustic tagging is helping researchers gain insights into the link between whale communication and behavior.

Dan Bernardi - Syracuse U. • futurity
March 26, 2024 ~6 min


Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered right whales – females still don’t breed afterward

Even when female North Atlantic right whales survive entanglement in fishing gear, it may affect their future ability to breed, increasing the pressure on this critically endangered species.

Rob Harcourt, Professor of Marine Ecology, Macquarie University • conversation
March 13, 2024 ~10 min

How Do Whales 'Sing?'

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 25, 2024 ~5 min

Men become less fertile with age, but the same isn’t true for all animals – new study

Understanding how the ageing of sperm works in other animals is more important than ever as human male fertility is in decline.

Regina Vega-Trejo, Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Evolutionary Biology, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 14, 2024 ~8 min

Noisy boats may drown out beluga whale chatter

A new study shows beluga whales in Alaska may be losing a battle with noisy human activities like shipping.

U. Washington • futurity
Dec. 12, 2023 ~9 min

As the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life

A recent study focusing on how offshore wind farms in Massachusetts waters could affect endangered right whales does not call for slowing the projects, but says monitoring will be critical.

Josh Kohut, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University • conversation
Nov. 15, 2023 ~10 min

Right Whale Number Decrease Slowing, But Threats Remain

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 27, 2023 ~4 min


Less fishing gear could save more humpback whales

Reducing the amount of fishing gear in the water could go a long way to saving humpback whales while having little impact on crab fishers.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Oct. 5, 2023 ~10 min

What’s behind mysterious killer whale attacks on porpoises?

For decades, orcas in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and killing porpoises without eating them. A new study digs into why.

Justin Cox - UC Davis • futurity
Oct. 2, 2023 ~7 min

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