275 Results From "marine mammal "

Whitespotted eagle ray swimming in the ocean.
Ocean

Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays

The mysterious ‘Tully monster’ didn’t have a spine after all
Evolution

The mysterious ‘Tully monster’ didn’t have a spine after all

wall of taxidermy animals and skeletons
Birds

Humans are dangerous predators because we love collecting weird animals

Sea otters defy our understanding of metabolism
Animals

Sea otters defy our understanding of metabolism

harbor seals
Diseases

Mass die-offs in marine mammals are accelerating, and climate change will only make it worse

Biologists vastly underestimated how much whales eat and poop
Whales

Biologists vastly underestimated how much whales eat and poop

Ankylosaur in blue floatie and life vest riding the ocean waves. Prehistoric trees and a full moon are in the background. Illustrated.
Ocean

Why dinosaurs were terrible swimmers

Mother and baby killer whale swimming in ocean with mountains in the background.
Whales

These killer whales go through menopause

A deer looks down a snowy trail at two women walking.
Diseases

The animal kingdom is full of coronaviruses. Here’s what that means for COVID’s future.

A photo of salmon in the water.
Animals

There are too many pink salmon in the Pacific

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature
Ocean

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

Artist’s impression of Cryptovaranoides when it was alive
Evolution

A key to lizard evolution was buried in a museum cupboard for 70 years

Protecting wildlife starts with securing land for animals to roam
Land

Protecting wildlife starts with securing land for animals to roam

The threatened Chiricahua leopard frog, in Sycamore Canyon, Arizona. The species can be difficult to spot in the murky, often deep, water holes that they inhabit.
Science

New genetic tools have dramatically changed wildlife conservation

footprint in desert sand
Archaeology

Humans may have arrived in the Americas 15,000 years earlier than we thought

An archeologist’s quest to find seafood’s place on the ancient Mediterranean menu
Archaeology

An archeologist’s quest to find seafood’s place on the ancient Mediterranean menu

Four of the best coolers with wheels sliced together against a white background.
Home

The best coolers with wheels, tested and reviewed

Scientists are reconstructing what ancient whales saw to look into the past
Ocean

Scientists are reconstructing what ancient whales saw to look into the past

silhouette of two long-necked dinosaurs as the sun sets in a desert-like environment
Dinosaurs

Were dinosaurs warm-blooded or cold-blooded? Maybe both.

sperm whales seen from above
Whales

Sperm whales have a surprisingly deep—and useful—culture