A new study published today in The ISME Journal marks the first time scientists have shown a connection between respiratory microbes and the health of a free-ranging whale population. Subscribe to our ...
Scientists in the Arctic are catching the exhaled breaths of whales to better understand their health. How? Drones. "Drones have really revolutionized our ability to get a biological sample from a ...
A new tagging method called tap-and-go allows researchers to gather more data on the health and behavior of whales, with less disruption. By Alexa Robles-Gil In the waters off Dominica in the ...
On a bright-blue morning in July, 2023, a team of researchers took off in a catamaran from the island of Dominica in search of sperm whales. Sperm whales communicate via bursts of clicks, called codas ...