Micro-Plants Yield Pharmaceutical New Wave
...e large creatures that live in it such as whales, dolphins and fish, there is a vast array of life at the microscopic level that is not well understood at all." "Yet from the few microalgae that have been studied, compounds with significant human health benefits as pharmaceuticals - anti-cancer, antib...New Research On Environmental Pollutants
...y shows an alarming presence of thesesubstances in dolphins and seals. Moreover, brominated flame retardants arestill manufactured and tests show that many of them degrade very slowly. Thepresence of brominated substances in sperm whales, which seek food at greatdepths, indicates that these pollutants are fou...Cardinals Can Recognize Gender By Song, Columbia University Biologist Finds
... also found only in parrots andother avian mimics, dolphins and whales. Scientists study these species todiscover more about how songs are learned, information that could show how humanbabies acquire speech -- a process that is still not fully understood. By working with baby cardinals, Ayako Yamaguc...Bat Sonar Sharper Than Thought; Much Better Than Man-Made Gear
...both man-made sonar and the sonar of trained dolphins to detect distant orobscure objects, particu...m that would find these mines without the need for dolphins ordivers," Simmons said. Dolphins and bats have similar high-quality sonar, but batsare ...Swimming Proficiency Of Marine Mammals Ranks Them Among The World's Elite Animal Athletes
...ed video cameras strapped tothe backs of seals and dolphins to view their swimming dynamics while portablemoni...themselves, while seals use theirhind flippers and dolphins and whales use a distinctive undulatory motion, butthey all achieve comparable energetic efficiencie...Baby Dolphin "Little Orphan Annie" Loses Battle For Her Life
...o live and return tothe wild. Preservation of wild dolphins and other marine mammals is why HarborBranch is dedicating and soliciting resources to ensure that this much neededfacility is built. Financial support from the public and private sectors isessential in the effort. If you would like to donate to the ..."Protect Wild Dolphins" License Plate Sales To Fund Wild Dolphin Research Efforts Throughout Florida
... are involved in the studyand preservation of wild dolphins in Florida Waters. The internationallyacclaimed H...ipper for the 1960's television audienceshave left dolphins with a legendary, larger-than-life reputation. In the lastdecade, marine mammals in general, and do...Biologists predict more marine disease
...ey covers cases, such asmorbillivirus infection in dolphins and porpoises, Pfiesteria inAtlantic coast fish and the connection between cholera and plankton blooms, from1931 to 1997. The report makes three key points: -- Reports of diseases in the ocean are on the rise, and actual incidentsprobably are, t...New paleontology research from Natural History Museum of L.A. at international conference
...dert. In analyzing this find and othersimilar-age dolphins from California, Oregon and Washington, Dr. LawrenceBarnes, curator of vertebrate paleontology, along with Goedert and Bruce Crowleyof the University of Washington, have noted the absence of fossil beaked andsperm whales. Barnes poses the question, "...Studies of marine mammals indicate a "breathtaking" ability to dive to great depths
...ving behavior was striking, even though whales and dolphins evolved independently from seals and use quite different mechanisms to propel themselves through the water. Despite their diversity, these and other marine mammals share an anatomical feature that makes a gliding descent possible and also protects t...Study of poisonous snakes boosts old Batesian principle of mimicry
...ing to do with mimicry," Pfennig said. "Sharks and dolphins look very much alike, but those forms probably evolved millions of years ago because they were so efficient for swimming. We call that process convergent evolution."...Science study explores social memory in elephants
... populations. Other large mammals, such as whales, dolphins and chimpanzees also live in fluid social systems where an ability to recognise friends amongst many acquaintances might be expected to have an impact on reproductive success. Female African elephants live in matrilineal family groups led by the ol......r infectious threats to wild and semi-domesticated dolphins and sea lions, to construct new plasmid vaccines that might stem epidemic disease, and to develop ways of measuring immune responses to these new vaccines. Dr. Linda Chrisey and Dr. Robert Gisiner, ONR program managers on the study, are convinced ...Hopkins scientist evaluates latest findings on the ancestry of whales
...kable status as ocean-dwelling mammals, along with dolphins and porpoises, at once makes them related to us and yet inconceivably different from us. Thus their evolution -- the developmental steps required to leave solid ground for a life in the water -- has long fascinated scientists, including Kenneth Rose...Specialty license plate to fund whale research
...nt scientific research projects for the benefit of dolphins living in Florida waters, during that time....Mom was wrong, UCLA/VA researcher concludes sleep not essential for learning
...to have impressive intellectual abilities, such as dolphins and whales, have little or no REM sleep. Humans do not have particularly high or low amounts of REM sleep, compared with other species. There are many good reasons to sleep, before and after learning. Without sleep you may not safely make it to the...... can bring on decompression sickness in whales and dolphins UNDERWATER explosions and sonar tests may be giving whales and dolphins the equivalent of the bends. The US Navy regularly booms out sonar signals across the ocean in a bi...Scientists push back primate origins from 65 million to 85 million years ago
...ammal-like reptiles, horses and cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), where the fossil record is much more complete. Using the fossil record to date the origin of any group for which the fossil record is sparse (including certain other mammals, such as bats) is unreliable. "Current interpretation...Researchers discover clues to whale evolution
...sue of the journal Nature. Cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) have unique semicircular canals that allow them to be highly acrobatic swimmers without becoming dizzy. By investigating this organ in ancient fossils, the researchers found that early whales acquired this special trait quickly and ea......ses the biggest threat to life and fin for sharks, dolphins and billfish that inhabit the tropical and norther...nimals at the top of food chain. "It's the sharks, dolphins and billfishes that are hurt the most," says Jefferson Hinke, a University of Wisconsin-Madison grad...