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Award winners Shane Gross and Cristina Mittermeier use their powerful images to spur changes needed to conserve vital ...
Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of the ocean’s squishiest creatures—including one jelly that might be the oldest ...
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In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against ...
Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...
While kelp forests persist along northern Maine's rocky coast, kelp abundance has declined by as much as 80% on the southern coast in recent decades. In its stead, carpet-like turf algae have ...
The scientists also observed that those whales with more molting or dead skin were likelier to engage in grooming, suggesting a potential hygienic role, according to the study. “Bull kelp stalk ...
Adriana Smith’s story captured national attention — now, her family is holding both a newborn and unimaginable grief. The 31-year-old Georgia nurse declared brain dead in February after ...
KelpFest will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A kelp talk will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Meet at the Cobblestones on Main Beach Park.
Best beaches are protected areas where kelp and seagrass has cleared from recent swells. Many reports were of small perch with occasional limits. A few slabs were reported in the 12 to 15-inch range.
But do marine animals use tools to groom each other? According to one recent study, orcas do, demonstrating that ...
New research shows southern resident killer whales grooming each other using kelp they’ve modified, and researchers think ...