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Bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before centuries of whalingScience

Bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before centuries of whaling

A long-term analysis combining ancient DNA, fossil records and climate modelling shows bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before major population changes aligned with centuries…
SourceSourceMarch 18, 2026 Full article
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Antarctic Peninsula warming scenarios show stark sea level risks by 2100 and 2300Climate

Antarctic Peninsula warming scenarios show stark sea level risks by 2100 and 2300

Antarctica’s pale expanses of ice keep water locked up and reflect heat from the planet – but the climate crisis is putting these safeguards at…
SourceSourceFebruary 22, 2026 Full article
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Bowhead whale samples reveal link between Arctic warming and rising algal toxinsScience

Bowhead whale samples reveal link between Arctic warming and rising algal toxins

Filter-feeding whales sample the Arctic food web, tracking decades of change Summary: Fecal samples collected from bowhead whales over a 19-year period reveal that climate-driven…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2025 Full article
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Narwhals use tusks for hunting, exploration, and social behaviors, drone study findsScience

Narwhals use tusks for hunting, exploration, and social behaviors, drone study finds

Drone captures narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play Summary: Narwhals, the elusive Arctic whales famed for their long, spiral tusks, have long…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
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Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029News

Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029

Reykjavik, Iceland | AFP - Iceland, one of only three countries still allowing whale hunting, on Thursday issued permits to two whaling companies for the…
SourceSourceDecember 6, 2024 Full article
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Salmon study reshapes understanding of endangered killer whales’ declineScience

Salmon study reshapes understanding of endangered killer whales’ decline

Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW), a critically endangered population with only about 75 members, have long been linked to the abundance of king salmon, or…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 30, 2024 Full article
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Killer whales caught hunting and consuming whale sharks in Gulf of CaliforniaScience

Killer whales caught hunting and consuming whale sharks in Gulf of California

Killer whales, renowned as apex predators of the oceans, have been observed hunting and consuming whale sharks, the largest fish on Earth. Specialized huntersUnderstanding how…
SourceSourceNovember 29, 2024 Full article
Researchers modelling potential future species populations in part of the Arctic found that polar bear numbers halved in response to declines in phytoplankton numbers
Climate change threatens Arctic ecosystems, triggering cascading effects across marine food webScience

Climate change threatens Arctic ecosystems, triggering cascading effects across marine food web

A new study has revealed how climate change could significantly disrupt Arctic marine ecosystems, with potential ripple effects impacting species throughout the region. Researchers from…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 29, 2024 Full article
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Whaling: why the practice will not go awayNews

Whaling: why the practice will not go away

Paris, France | AFP The detention in Greenland of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson pending possible extradition to Japan has turned the spotlight on the widely…
SourceSourceAugust 24, 2024 Full article