Medicine & TechnologyMammals breathing underwater manage to sleep by shutting down only half of their brain at a time. Read the article to learn more about unihemispheric sleep.
The mystery behind the mass whale strandings has deepened, contradicting previous theories of scientists about such a phenomenon. Read to know more about it.
NOAA reported a drop in whale entanglement but also warned the marine mammal species stay a “critical threat.” Read to know more about this adverse occurrence.
Orphaned male calf called Ranger has found his permanent sanctuary in Dolphin Research Centers. Find out how the TMMSN rescues and rehabilitates dolphins.
New study showed tuberculosis may have come from marine mammals like seals and sea lions. Find out how the disease occurred in humans through three TB genomes.
A new research explains the attacks of killer whales to the largest mammals on the planet. According to experts, the rare encounter of the two species may have been the largest predation event ever in the modern day.
A recent study confirms the presence of a novel morbillivirus strain. The specified virus was responsible for the death of marine mammals around the globe.
A new research study has revealed that whales, dolphins, and seals follow the same evolutionary pattern. It has also been revealed that long time ago, terrestrial mammals returned to the seas.
BP has begun to settle claims related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill with Halliburton and Transocean. This means that as to Halliburton and Transocean only (the litigation is ongoing) the battle is over. The long-term in court battle has centered upon the human costs of the offshore well disaster, which included the deaths of 11 workers. The overall impact of the disaster has been sobering for the scientific community as well; the Deepwater disaster has thus far been the largest offshore oil spill in US history.
Though animal rights activists have questioned the capacity of the aquarium and the living situation of the performers, SeaWorld researchers and trainers are proving that the company’s main concern is the health and well-being of the animals. And with a new decision that has suspended sea lion and sea otter shows in the weeks to come, SeaWorld’s employees are taking a stance for what they know is right.