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A monster diet: Research reveals ancient marine predator ate more than just whales

Doctor Jeremy McCormack stated, 'Our study paints a picture of megalodon as an ecologically versatile generalist.'

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A monster diet: Research reveals ancient marine predator ate more than just whales.
Whale bone arch in Utqiagvik, Alaska at the edge of the Arctic Ocean.

Scientists date 20,000-year-old whale bone tools as earliest in Human history

The scientists analyzed nearly two hundred bone tools found in sites around the Bay of Biscay.

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Experts dismember beached 14.3-meter whale carcass to prevent bio-bomb risk. Illustration.

Experts dismember beached 14.3-meter whale carcass to prevent bio-bomb risk

The heavy carcass, weighing approximately 10 to 15 tons, is being dismantled and dissected on Sylt.

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Scientists discover 'language-like' patterns in humpback whale songs.

Scientists discover 'language-like' patterns in humpback whale songs

"Using insights and methods from how babies learn language allowed us to discover previously undetected structure in whale song," said Prof. Inbal Arnon from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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Oil spill from sunken Russian tankers kills over 60 whales and marine mammals in the Black Sea

The ecological catastrophe began December 15, when two Russian oil tankers, the Volgoneft-212 and the Volgoneft-239, sank during a storm in the Kerch Strait.

JANUARY 8, 2025
Rocks on the coast of Atlesh of the Black Sea.

The loneliest journey: Humpback whale goes on 8,106 miles journey to find new breeding grounds

The male whale may be increasing its reproductive chances by mingling with other populations.

DECEMBER 13, 2024
In August 2022, a male humpback whale astonished marine scientists by appearing off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania.