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Animals

Some mama whales may whisper to keep calves safe from orcas

Even enormous whales can fear the threat that orcas pose to their babies. It now seems that some have taken to whispering to help their young stay off the killer whales’ radar.

Animals

A whale’s nearly four-hour-long dive sets a new record

Cuvier’s beaked whales may rely on large stores of oxygen, a slow metabolism and the ability to tolerate lactic acid to go for hours without surfacing for air.

Animals

Beware the tap of the narwhal’s tusk

A new video shows narwhals using their tusks to tap fish before eating them. They might be stunning their prey — or just playing with their food.

Animals

Here’s what narwhals sound like underwater

Scientists eavesdropped while narwhals clicked and buzzed. The work could help pinpoint how the whales may react to more human noise in the Arctic.

Animals

Traces from nuclear-weapons tests offer clues to whale sharks’ ages

Traces left by nuclear-bomb testing in the 1950s and ‘60s can help researchers learn how old a whale shark is.

Earth

Fin whales could help scientists map what lies below the seafloor

Fin-whale calls are loud enough to penetrate into Earth’s crust, offering scientists a new way to study the properties of the ocean floor.

Animals

Humpbacks flap their flippers like underwater birds

Surprising new video shows humpback whales flapping their front flippers to move their massive bodies toward their prey.

Ecosystems

Welcome to the Arctic’s all-night undersea party

Life teems in the frozen darkness of the Arctic night. But as the ice recedes and people move in, their light pollution may disturb the animals living there.