Scientists find deepest fish ever recorded at 8,300 metres underwater near Japan
Scientists have captured footage of a fish swimming more than 8km under water, setting a new record for the deepest fish ever recorded. The animal, an unknown snailfish species belonging to the genus Pseudoliparis, was filmed at a depth of 8,336 meters in the Izu-Ogasawara trench, southeast of Japan.
Lolita the orca to return to home waters after 50 years in captivity
Lolita, a southern resident orca also known as Tokitae, will be returned to her home waters in Puget Sound after more than 50 years in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium. WTVJ Steve Litz reports.
Theropod dinosaur facial reconstruction and the importance of soft tissues in paleobiology
Theropod dinosaurs such as the iconic Tyrannosaurus rex have long been portrayed with their teeth fully visible, similar to extant crocodilians. This pattern of portrayal largely had to do with relatedness between dinosaurs and crocodilians and the relationship between tooth and jaw size.
‘A wake-up call’: total weight of wild mammals less than 10% of humanity’s
The total weight of Earth’s wild land mammals – from elephants to bisons and from deer to tigers—is now less than 10% of the combined tonnage of men, women and children living on the planet. A study by scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science, published this month, concludes that wild land mammals alive today […]
Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas—representing a turning point for vast stretches of the planet where conservation has previously been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws. The U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea came into force in 1994, […]
U.S. to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds
U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve the burly animals that are an icon of the American West. Haaland also announced $25 million in […]
Giant insect thought extinct in eastern U.S. found in a Walmart
For the first time in more than 50 years, a giant lacewing (Polystoechotes punctata) has been found in eastern North America. The discovery raises new questions about the distribution of the Jurassic-era insect that mysteriously vanished from the eastern seaboard decades ago.
Sea monsters? This bizarre whale feeding technique may explain some ancient folklore
Scientists are puzzling over a strange feeding technique that they think whales recently began using: The creatures swim to the surface of the ocean, open their mouths into a gaping yawn with their upper jaw sitting just below the water’s surface, and wait for hoards of fish to swim in. The method, however, may not […]
Whales use ‘phonic lips’ in nose to make loudest sounds of any animal, say scientists
The question of how the whale got its voice has been solved by scientists, who have discovered how the creatures use “phonic lips” in their nose to produce the loudest sounds in the animal kingdom. The research also reveals that toothed whales, a group that includes killer whales, sperm whales, dolphins and porpoises, use three […]
The Best Blue Whale Drone Footage on YouTube 2023 – Duplicate
These images of the Blue Whale were captured off the coast of San Diego during the summer of 2022 by wildlife photographer Domenic Biagini.
