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1,410 results for: Whales

  1. Life

    Ancestors of today’s placental mammals may never have shared the Earth with dinosaurs

    A newly constructed family tree dovetails with the fossil record, but differs considerably from previous genetic studies by suggesting that placental mammals emerged after the dinosaur extinction.

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  2. Chemistry

    Supersmall lab-on-a-chip is superfast

    Two-chamber nanowire device that quickly finds diagnostic molecules in blood could be a lifesaver.

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  3. Life

    Trunk in cheek, elephant mimics Korean

    Novel posture lets animal imitate sounds of human words.

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  4. Life

    Polar bears older than previously thought

    New analysis reveals that the Arctic species dates back to about 600,000 years ago.

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  5. Life

    Life

    Birds' share of dinosaur extinction, the 'battle' between cattle and wildlife and more in this week's news.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Rare neurons found in monkeys’ brains

    Cells linked to empathy and consciousness in primates may offer clues to human self-awareness.

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  7. Humans

    Noise is what ails beaked whales

    Large-scale experiments reveal a sensitivity to sonar, apparently at lower levels than other species.

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  8. Earth

    Earth & Environment

    Mountaintop mining, plastic fish and the return of the right whale in this week's news

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  9. Life

    Sardine fishery may be in peril

    Cool ocean cycle, population slide evoke collapse of Pacific resource in the late 1940s.

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  10. 2011 Science News of the Year: Environment

    Courtesy of Christopher Arp/USGS Arctic warming signs Climatologists pointing to the Arctic as the leading baro­meter of global change have plenty of new evidence that wholesale warming is under way. Observational data indicate that the region’s air, soils and water have warmed substantially since 2006, suggesting that the climate has established a “new normal” (SN […]

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  11. Life

    Antarctic humpbacks make a krill killing

    Late-arriving sea ice enhances crustacean feast for whales, but the bounty may be fleeting.

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  12. Physics

    Acoustical Society of America

    A new way to cough, music for the deaf, toadfish sonic sabotage and more in meeting news.

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