283 Results From "marine mammal "

The Worst Jobs In Science
Science

The Worst Jobs In Science

By Bob Parks

broken ice over the ocean
Ocean

In 2018, Alaska’s Bering Sea was all out of whack.

By Jillian Mock

Close-up image of a polar bear underwater.
Bears

The inventors of the polar bear treadmill are back with a new scientific contraption

By Jillian Mock

What’s big, lives underwater, and fights climate change with its body and booty? Whale give you one guess.
Whales

What’s big, lives underwater, and fights climate change with its body and booty? Whale give you one guess.

By Sara Kiley Watson

This sleeping octopus twitches in technicolor—but is she dreaming?
Animals

This sleeping octopus twitches in technicolor—but is she dreaming?

By Jess Romeo

Everything you need to know about shark bites
Sharks

Everything you need to know about shark bites

By Gavin Naylor/The Conversation

Today’s exotic pets are tomorrow’s invasive pests
Pets

Today’s exotic pets are tomorrow’s invasive pests

By Marion Renault

Four-legged whales once straddled land and sea
Evolution

Four-legged whales once straddled land and sea

By Jan Hoole/The Conversation

A red tide devastated Florida marine life for 16 months. Why?
Global Warming

A red tide devastated Florida marine life for 16 months. Why?

By Mallory Pickett

Looking for a book? Try these tales of strange brains, ancient whales, and Hamilton’s forgotten doctor.
Science

Looking for a book? Try these tales of strange brains, ancient whales, and Hamilton’s forgotten doctor.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.
Dinosaurs

Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.

By Neel V. Patel

Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons
Ocean

Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons

By Sara Chodosh

This ancient stegosaurus-platypus mashup has everything
Animals

This ancient stegosaurus-platypus mashup has everything

By Jessica Boddy

Future offshore drilling could wreak havoc on deep sea ecosystems
Fossil Fuels

Future offshore drilling could wreak havoc on deep sea ecosystems

By Sara Kiley Watson

The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument
Endangered Species

The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument

By Amelia Urry

Can industrial farming be a force for good?
Agriculture

Can industrial farming be a force for good?

By Ted Genoways

A new study on whales suggests Darwin didn’t quite get it right
Evolution

A new study on whales suggests Darwin didn’t quite get it right

By Kat Eschner

Yes, a tax bill can—and likely will—spoil America’s most pristine wildlife refuge
Wildlife

Yes, a tax bill can—and likely will—spoil America’s most pristine wildlife refuge

By Lauren Steele

seal
Evolution

Otters are too small, whales are too big, and seals are just right

By Sara Chodosh

A ‘male’ octopus surprised its keepers with a cloud of 10,000 babies
Animals

A ‘male’ octopus surprised its keepers with a cloud of 10,000 babies

By Sara Chodosh

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a bald eagle on a nest
Birds

Jackie the bald eagle’s blood values drop again, still in critical condition

By Laura Baisas

NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft, depicted in this artist’s concept, has enough power to continue operating three science instruments in interstellar space longer than anticipated thanks to some clever engineering by the mission team.
Deep Space

NASA successfully gives Voyager 2 another year of life

By Andrew Paul

a baby sea turtle in the sand
Wildlife

What to do if you find a baby turtle

By Margherita Bassi

Close up of ancient Roman stone tablet inscribed with tax corruption decree
Archaeology

In ancient Rome, tax fraud was punishable by death

By Andrew Paul