A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

Contrary to a gradual increase in size, the next 37 million years saw whales diversifying while remaining relatively small. Baleen whales, equipped with filter-feeding systems, appeared around three ...

Mar. 19, 2025 — To understand why kangaroos hop -- a rarity among animals -- researchers have studied the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus), a diminutive marsupial that weighs only ...

It’s a hotspot for so many species, we’ve seen beaked whales, baleen whales, ocean sunfish, and many different dolphins and toothed whales,” said Shillinger. Leatherbacks face many threats ...

Hairy tongue is a condition that arises due to changes in filiform papillae, tiny cone-like hairs that normally grow on the tongue. They can become dark and lead to hairy tongue in up to 13% of the ...

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