Scientists studying sperm whales have discovered ... with sets of the noises making up the basic building blocks of language. Research showed the “expressivity” of sperm whale calls was bigger than ...
Well, we already have a kind of creature on this planet we could attempt to talk to first, and in the last few years a team ...
If whales — and other nonhuman creatures by extension — might be capable of "hearing" diving revelation, then it follows that ...
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Scientists ... said sperm whales seem to have sophisticated social ties and deciphering their communication systems could reveal parallels with human language and society.
An international group of orca experts met to determine why orcas are ramming boats. The leading theory: They're bored and ...
Orcas ramming onto boats and sinking them in the Strait of Gibraltar may just be teenage killer whales playing around and ...
For her first assignment, Vega traveled to the island nation of Dominica where she reported on sperm whales, one of the ocean's largest marine mammals. Sperm whales are considered a "vulnerable ...
In Dominica, scientists estimate the sperm whale population declines by 3% each year. Sala says a preserve would protect them from their greatest threats: not those pygmy killer whales we saw or ...
Decades ago, sperm whales learned to pluck commercial fishermen’s catch from their gear, gaining an easy meal but costing ...
But epigenetics becomes a hurdle when growing gametes—egg or sperm cells—in a dish. Called in vitro gametogenesis, the ...
It involves a cocktail of chemicals acting as an 'artificial sperm' to trick a human egg ... This is alarming. Just because scientists can do something, it does not mean that they should.
On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April May 11 at 6 a.m. CT: Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines ...