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Right whale sedation enables disentanglement effort
Mar 11, 2009 |
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On Friday, March 6, 2009, for the first time ever, a North Atlantic right whale that had been severely entangled in fishing gear, was administered a sedation mixture that made it possible for rescuers to remove 90 percent ...
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Right whale newborn found on Fla. beach
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Jan 28, 2008 |
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Researchers are looking for the reason a newborn North Atlantic right whale with umbilical cord still attached washed up on a Florida beach.
New species discovered on whale skeletons
Sep 21, 2009 |
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When a whale dies, it sinks to the seafloor and becomes food for an entire ecosystem. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered previously unknown species that feed only on dead ...
Oceanic seesaw links Northern and Southern hemisphere during abrupt climate change
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Feb 25, 2009 |
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Very large and abrupt changes in temperature recorded over Greenland and across the North Atlantic during the last Ice Age were actually global in extent, according to an international team of researchers led by Cardiff University.
Mama whales teach babies where to eat
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Feb 09, 2009 |
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University of Utah biologists discovered that young "right whales" learn from their mothers where to eat, raising concern about their ability to find new places to feed if Earth's changing climate disrupts ...
Endangered right whales found where presumed extinct
May 20, 2009 |
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Using a system of underwater hydrophones that can record sounds from hundreds of miles away, a team of scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has documented ...
Sunlight has more powerful influence on ocean circulation and climate than North American ice sheets
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Nov 06, 2008 |
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A study reported in today's issue of Nature disputes a longstanding picture of how ice sheets influence ocean circulation during glacial periods.
Marine scientists monitor longest mammal migration
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Apr 10, 2007 |
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Marine scientists recently published a research paper in the science journal, Biology Letters, that found humpback whales migrate over 5,100 miles from Central America to their feeding grounds off Antarctica; a record distan ...
Iceland to resume commercial whaling
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Iceland plans to begin commercial whaling, defying the international moratorium that has been in place for 20 years.
Larger Seasonal Speed Zones Could Save Whales
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Larger areas of speed limits for ships around major ports could significantly help North Atlantic right whales' survival, according to a new study led by Duke University scientists.
2009 Hurricane Season Should Contain No Surprises, Researchers Say
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Apr 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University believe that 2009 will bring a near-normal hurricane season, with storm activity in the Atlantic basin and the Gulf of Mexico slightly above the averages of ...
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