Jun 14 Watch 9:45 Baltimore's dolphins moving from concrete tanks to seaside sanctuary By PBS News Hour The eight dolphins at the National Aquarium in Baltimore live in sterile concrete tanks that bear no resemblance to their natural habitat, but soon they’ll be moving on up — down, actually — to an outdoor marine mammal sanctuary in… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 5:01 New science shows Gulf spill is still killing dolphins By PBS News Hour More than 1,000 bottlenose dolphins have died off the Gulf Coast since 2010, the year a massive Deepwater Horizon spill spewed millions of gallons of oil and chemicals. A new study by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration… Continue watching
May 20 NOAA Report: Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused biggest dolphin die-off in Gulf's history By Nsikan Akpan A new NOAA study provides a verdict on how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster led to a flourish of dolphin deaths along the Gulf coast. Continue reading
Sep 29 Researchers reveal dolphins' real animal 'magnetism' By Justin Scuiletti Turns out dolphins have a certain magnetic quality, and not just figuratively but literally. A new study published in the journal Naturwissenschaften -- The Science of Nature, reveals that the aquatic mammals are attracted to magnets, behaving differently when in… Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch Dolphins used as bait for sharks ITV News has obtained footage proving - for the first time - that fishermen in South America are illegally hunting dolphins. Environmentalists believe thousands of the animals are slaughtered every year, with their meat being used as bait for sharks. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Best of Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien Watch the video for some highlights of the year from our fearless science correspondent. Continue watching
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Feb 16 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Officials Warn Iran Might Blockade Strait of Hormuz if Attacked In other news Thursday, top U.S. officials offered new assessments of Iran's nuclear program, a day after the country claimed major new achievements in producing its own nuclear fuel. Also, claims and counter-claims were plentiful over possible peace talks involving… Continue watching