283 Results From "marine mammal "

whale poop
Whales

The real ecological magic of whale poop

By Sandy Ong / Hakai Magazine

A great white shark and megalodon co-existed nearly 4 million years ago.
Sharks

How great white sharks probably hastened the demise of megalodon

By Kate Baggaley

a scientist holds a large rescued sea turtle in a lab
Endangered Species

Dozens of cold-stunned turtles rescued in Florida

By Laura Baisas

Tortoise in the veterinary examination room.
Animals

Calling in the animal drug detectives 

By Sherry Cox / The Conversation

a litter of naked mole rats
Wildlife

4 wild ways animals breed

By Laura Baisas

a reservoir in colombia with very low water levels due to drought
Global Warming

Mega El Niños helped kill 90 percent of life on Earth

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of three long-necked and marine reptiles swimming with four paddle shaped limbs in an ancient sea
Wildlife

This giant polar reptile once stalked an ancient super-ocean

By Laura Baisas

A skateboarder at 'Skate City', the newly-opened skateboarding park in Tooley Street, London, August 1977. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Why archaeologists are studying a skate park 

By Popular Science Team

Shearwater on the ocean.
Birds

Seabirds can be the bread crumbs for tracking elusive whales

By Brynn Pedrick / Hakai Magazine

three dolphins near the sea floor rub themselves against coral
Animals

Bottlenose dolphins glow-up with coral body scrubs

By Kate Baggaley

A mother humpback whale and her calf swimming in warm waters.
Ocean

Whale pee moves vital nutrients thousands of miles

By Laura Baisas

Composite image showing different snakes. A large green snake in the middle and two smaller snakes on the left and right.
Wildlife

Evolution of snakes: Scientists unravel the mysssteries

By Amber Dance/Knowable Magazine

a baby pygmy hippo stands on straw at a zoo
Animals

11 weird, groundbreaking, and cute animal stories from 2024

By Laura Baisas

A cooked lobster claw.
Ocean

Eating sustainably may mean skipping the lobster for now

By Laura Baisas

fin-whales-drake-passage
Whales

An Antarctic feeding frenzy means good news for vulnerable fin whales

By Corinne Iozzio

J. J. Giraldo
Dinosaurs

3D models show the megalodon was faster, fiercer than we ever thought

By Laura Baisas

Plastic floating in the sea
Ocean

Plastic garbage in the sea is a life raft for pathogens

By Michael Allen / Hakai Magazine

a polar bear swims towards the camera in icy waters
Wildlife

14 outstanding images from the 2025 World Nature Photographer Awards

By Popular Science Team

Is swimming in ice water good for you?
Fitness & Exercise

Is swimming in ice water good for you?

By Laura Baisas

Baby orca next to adult in the Salish Sea near Washington
Ocean

A baby orca sparks a glimmer of hope for an endangered group of whales

By Miyo McGinn

Latest

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