Southern right whales are having fewer calves: what this says about ocean health

My research shows that the South African population of southern right whales is being squeezed by climate change in the ...

Southern right whales awe admirers after coming back from brink of extinction

PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina -- PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina (AP) — After coming back from the brink of extinction, Southern ...

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

Conservative leaders feel they now have the political will to remove key pieces of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted ...
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Prehistoric ocean giant - a right whale ancestor - found as new species in Japan

The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming through the world's oceans today. Blue whales can reach lengths of 100 feet, but one of their smaller relatives isn't too far behind. Right whales, ...
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NE Aquarium is using drones as a less invasive way to study right whales. How it works

Drones are used for many reasons these days, whether they are deployed for war, surveying road projects, or decorative purposes. Scientists at the New England Aquarium in Boston are now using drones ...

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law credited with saving rare whales

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law credited with saving rare whales - One of the US.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation is the subject of an effort for cutbacks ...
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Marine 'superfertilizer' is crucial for life in the ocean and on land, including humans

Whales fertilize the ocean with vital nutrients; their excrement stimulates phytoplankton, oxygen, and carbon capture in ...
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Prehistoric ocean giant — a right whale ancestor — found as new species in Japan

Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...