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Fresh discoveries on whale tongues may lead to insight on human nerve damage

May 8, 2015

Great Britain, Columbia - Recent research conducted by the researchers of the British Columbia University has led to discoveries that blue whales comprise of nerves in their tongues which might be twice in leng...

A 50-foot sperm whale washed ashore on San Francisco south beach found dead

Cody Gash

Apr 16, 2015

Innovation

PACIFIC, Calif – It is not clear yet as to what may have caused the death of an adult sperm whale. Scientists from the Bay Area are still very perplexed as to what killed the beached animal which was found dead...

Scientists celebrate the sighting of newborn baby killer whale

Charles Omedo

Jan 8, 2015

Innovation

The newborn baby of a killer whale has been spotted by a scientist at the Center for Whale Research, off the Washington coast – the baby killer whale, or orca, has been discovered to be female – and the discove...

Arabian Sea humpback whales have been isolated for 70,000 years

Charles Omedo

Dec 4, 2014

Innovation

Marine researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Environment Society of Oman, among other organizations have discovered that the humpback whales of the ...

Scientists find giant Megalodon Whale went extinct 2.6 million years ago

Platonium

Oct 25, 2014

Innovation

A new University of Florida study dismisses claims that Megalodon is still alive by determining a date of extinction for the largest predatory shark to ever live. The ancient megalodon, it is now believed grew ...

Endangered California Blue Whales Population return to pre-whaling levels

Christian Bloss

Sep 7, 2014

Innovation

According to a new research published, the endangered California blue whale population has returned to near pre-whaling levels. There are 2,200 of these whales in the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean. Research...

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Scientist gives whales a role as “engineers” of the oceans

Christian Bloss

Jul 6, 2014

Innovation

Researchers had previously suggested that whales are excessively uncommon and migrant to have much of an effect on the more extensive marine environment. However, another study distributed in the journal Fronti...

Whales are the main engineers of ocean’s ecosystems, says experts

Christian Bloss

Jul 5, 2014

Innovation

Whales have an influential and positive impact on the capacity of oceans, worldwide carbon stockpiling, and the strength of business fisheries, another study proposes. Roman and a team of researcher, who tal...

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