Tilikum, orca whose behavior influenced change at SeaWorld, has died
Tilikum gained international attention when he killed his trainer Dawn Brancheau in front of a live audience at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010. The incident sparked a public conversation about whether orcas, also known as killer whales, should remain in captivity.
This innovative buoy could help save some of the rarest whales in the world
“What we’re really trying to do is let the (fishing and shipping) industries do the work that they do, but do it in such a way that it doesn’t cause a species to go extinct.”…
Mediterranean whales bear the brunt of industry’s historic toxins
Researchers detect high levels of banned toxic chemicals in whales in the Mediterranean Sea.
Can protection from aging be found in a whale genome?
The secret to giving humanity a longer life and protection from age-related illnesses could be hidden within the genome of the longest living mammal.
SeaWorld will build bigger and better environments for killer whales, the star attraction of the marine amusement park chain, the company said Friday. SeaWorld asserts the changes have nothing to do with animal cruelty allegations made by 2013 documentary “Blackfish.”…
Hari interviews Miles on the science of sleep.
The U.S. Supreme Court handed environmentalists a defeat Wednesday, lifting restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar off the California coast.
