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Scientists have assembled the first high-quality genomes of New Zealand’s Hector’s and critically endangered Māui dolphins using degraded DNA—an unprecedented breakthrough that offers vital insights for conservation and a new path forward for endangered species worldwide.

14 hours ago whalescientists.com genetics

New research reveals the extraordinary energy demands of humpback whale mothers, who travel over 3,000 miles without food to birth and nourish their 2,600-pound calves, a feat now further imperiled by climate change and marine heatwaves disrupting their critical food supply.

2 months ago whalescientists.com environment

Canadian researchers used instruments on land designed to monitor earthquakes (seismometers) to detect the presence of fin and blue whale calls in the Gulf of St Lawrence.

6 months ago whalescientists.com canada

Unlocking the Secrets of Female Common Dolphin Reproduction in New Zealand

21 months ago whalescientists.com biology

Scientists revealed the diets of 200 killer whales across the North Atlantic in unprecedented detail

24 months ago whalescientists.com biology

Scientists from New Zealand estimated that baleen whales ingested 3 million micro plastics a day off Auckland

2 years ago whalescientists.com

New research confirms dolphins have a working clitoris and likely feel sexual pleasure

3 years ago whalescientists.com

A non-academic recap of our newest peer-reviewed paper on pollution in humpback whales from Antarctica

4 years ago whalescientists.com antarctica