A research team led by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) students and faculty unveiled the alarming results in a study published in the journal iScience. The team analyzed 89 dolphin ...
To help in the future monitoring efforts of an endangered population of resident false killer whales in Hawaiian waters, where only 167 individuals are estimated to remain, researchers at the ...
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Ichthyosaurs (Greek for "fish lizard") were large marine reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs during most of the Mesozoic era. blickwinkel/Alamy Stock Photo Ichthyosaurs are a classic case of ...
Ichthyosaurs and dolphins are the archetypal examples of convergent evolution in action, in which two completely unrelated species acquire near identical characteristics. The discovery of a new ...
Chemicals found in whale blubber, and initially suspected of being from industrial sources, have turned out to be naturally occurring, raising questions about the accumulation of both natural and ...
The Navy SEALs are getting an apparel upgrade. And it’s inspired by actual seals. Members of the elite military special operations force told MIT researchers they needed a way to survive in frigid ...