Tiny fiber-optic cables on seabed can do a lot more than you can imagine. Now, they can listen to silent whales. Here's howTiny fiber-optic cables on seabed can do a lot more than you can imagine as researchers have found that these underwater communication cabl...
26 Jun, 2026, 03.28 AM IST
California's coastal sand dunes are becoming history, and the first-ever map shows how 165 years of development and erosion have shrunk a natural shield against storms and rising seasCalifornia's iconic beaches are losing their natural sand dune protectors, with over half disappearing since the Gold Rush due to developme...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
Whale Culture Is Real: They Pass Down Traditions Across Generations, Creating Cultural Systems in the OceanWhales exhibit intelligence and create cultures passed down through generations. These learned behaviors include unique migration patterns,...
04 May, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
What If Dolphins Are Already Talking, and We’re Only Just Learning to Listen?Recent studies reveal dolphins possess a sophisticated communication system. They use unique signature whistles, akin to names, to identify...
24 Mar, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Why Do Dolphins Make Strange Whistles When Something Unexpected Happens? Scientists Think It Might Be SurpriseScientists are discovering how dolphins communicate emotions. New research shows dolphins produce unique whistles when encountering unexpec...
17 Mar, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
The Curious Reason Orcas Almost Never Attack HumansKiller whales, powerful ocean predators, do not hunt humans. This behaviour stems from learned hunting traditions within their social pods....
10 Mar, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
What Researchers Are Discovering When They Listen Carefully to Dolphin ConversationsDolphins, particularly bottlenose, exhibit surprisingly complex vocal patterns, moving beyond simple animal calls. Research suggests they u...
08 Mar, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
Why Some Animals Glow Under UV LightMany animals possess hidden vibrant colors, invisible to humans, revealed under ultraviolet light through biofluorescence. This phenomenon,...
24 Feb, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Why Are the World’s Oceans Getting Louder Each Year?The ocean's natural sounds are being drowned out by human activity. Ships create constant noise that travels far, affecting marine animals....
24 Feb, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
What We Learned From Weird Animal Behaviour in 2025: 5 Surprises With Real StudiesRecent 2025 studies reveal the biological functions behind seemingly strange animal behaviors. From chimpanzees using plants as medicine an...
16 Feb, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
Orcas and Dolphins Were Filmed Hunting Together for the First TimeIn a groundbreaking discovery off Vancouver Island, scientists have documented killer whales and dolphins hunting Chinook salmon together. ...
16 Feb, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
The real orca attack video, watch killer whale ripping apart its target; this one isn’t fake like the Jessica Radcliffe and Marina Lysaro clipsRecent AI-generated fake videos falsely depicting orcas killing marine trainers have sparked renewed interest in these marine predators. Or...
13 Aug, 2025, 03.18 PM IST
Are animals learning to talk? Fascinating beluga whale recordings spark chilling debateA resurfaced recording of a beluga whale mimicking human speech has sparked renewed interest and mixed reactions. Additionally, a study doc...
31 Jan, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
Conservation success or pests? Seals spark passionate debate05 Oct, 2020, 12.28 PM IST
- Fossils of pre-historic human-sized penguins found
Sydney, Dec 13 (IANS) A giant species of penguins, which had the size of an adult human, inhabited New Zealand between 55 and 60 million ye...
13 Dec, 2017, 04.32 PM IST
Whales, dolphins have human-like 'cultures': StudyWhales and dolphins live in tightly-knit social groups, have complex relationships, communicate with each other and even have regional dial...
17 Oct, 2017, 04.55 PM IST
- Oceans too noisy for whales
A report by a leading animal welfare group says that levels of noise in the world's oceans are causing serious problems for whales, dolphin...
16 Sep, 2008, 12.00 AM IST