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A Bit of Good News for Right Whales

With 23 calves born this season, what does the mini baby boom for the critically endangered species mean?

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth

A North Atlantic right whale is seen in the waters of Cape Cod Bay, Mass. Credit: Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
A southern right whale swims with its calves in the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 5, 2022. Southern right whales are no longer reproducing at normal rates due to climate-induced changes in Antarctica. Credit: Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images

Southern Right Whales Are Having Fewer Calves; Scientists Say a Warming Ocean Is to Blame

By Teresa Tomassoni

A humpback whale jumps out of the waters of the Pacific Ocean near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Credit: Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images

Whale and Dolphin Migrations are Being Disrupted by Climate Change

By Teresa Tomassoni

An AI-generated humpback whale (left) is seen next to an actual photo of a humpback whale. This hyperrealistic duplicate shows how far generative AI has come, experts say. Credit: Duke MaRRS Lab

Could These ‘Deepfake’ Whales Aid Conservation Efforts?

By Kiley Price

Woods Hole researchers, Adam Subhas (left) and Chris Murray, conducted a series of lab experiments earlier this year to test the impact of an alkaline substance, known as sodium hydroxide, on copepods in the Gulf of Maine. Credit: Daniel Hentz/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Can We Alter the Ocean to Counter Climate Change Faster? This Experiment Aims to Find Out

By Teresa Tomassoni

Behind the Scenes: Inside Tech Efforts to Protect Right Whales from Fishing Gear

By Kiley Price

In 2023, a North Atlantic right whale was spotted off the coast of Georgia with rope lodged in its mouth. Credit: Georgia DNR/NOAA Fisheries

The Futures of Right Whales and Lobstermen Are Entangled. Could High-Tech Gear Help Save Them Both?

By Kiley Price

Bird Flu Is Picking its Way Across the Animal Kingdom—and Climate Change Could Be Making it Worse

By Kiley Price

A lobster roll is seen Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Credit: Joel Page/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

To Save Whales, Should We Stop Eating Lobster?

By Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Mother Jones

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