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Whale of a lesson

By Eric Wagner / March 7, 2013

A North Atlantic right whale lifts its tail to dive in the Bay of Fundy. Credit: Eric Wagner

Once given up as all but extinct, the North Atlantic right whale is making a comeback

Posted in Animals | Tagged Amy Knowlton, baleen, biology, blubber, callosity, cetaceans, citizen science, conservation, ecology, entanglement, feature, fishing, genes, genetics, keratin, mammalogy, marine policy, marine science, Mark Baumgartner, Moira Brown, New England Aquarium, oceans, right whales, Saint Mary’s University, Scott Kraus, shipping, ships, Tim Frasier, whale oil, Whales, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Delilah’s legacy

By Eric Wagner / March 7, 2013

Moira “Moe” Brown (right) and Marianna Hagbloom, both biologists with the New England Aquarium, pilot the R/V Nereid out to the Bay of Fundy. Credit: Eric Wagner

Scientist reroutes shipping lanes in the Bay of Fundy

Posted in Science & Society | Tagged Angelia Vanderlaan, Bay of Fundy, Chris Taggart, Christopher Taggart, Dalhousie University, International Maritime Organization, Irving Oil, Moira Brown, New England Aquarium, right whales, shipping lanes, Whales

The Calvineers!

By Eric Wagner / March 7, 2013

A North Atlantic right whale in the Bay of Fundy lifts its head from the water. Credit: Eric Wagner

How Calvin’s story inspires science students

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged Biennial Conference on Marine Mammalogy, Bill McWeeny, Calvineers, Castine, middle school science, Moira Brown, New England Aquarium, research paper, Right Whale Consortium, right whales, scientific paper, Scott Kraus, Senator Susan Collins, Whales

Underwater Racket

By Emily Sohn / February 2, 2011

As more ships traverse the oceans, the volume of sound traveling underwater is increasing. This change can affect humpback whales and other residents who use sound in their daily lives. (miblue5/iStock)

The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents

Posted in Environment & Pollution | Tagged beaching, birds, getinvolved, hearing, mammals, marine life, physics, reptiles, reptiles/birds/mammals, sonar, sound, sound pollution, waves, Whales

Whale Watch

By Emily Sohn / March 15, 2005

Unraveling the secret lives of whales may help keep them from dying out.

Posted in Environment & Pollution | Tagged birds, mammals, reptiles, reptiles/birds/mammals, sound pollution, water pollution, Whales