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Right whales born in 1981 grew a metre longer than they do today
Surveillance of right whales in the North Atlantic show that individuals born today will grow to be a metre shorter, on average, than whales born in the early 1980s
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Life
A new species of baleen whale has been found in the Gulf of Mexico
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Environment
An injured fin whale with no tail has been found in the Mediterranean
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Environment
Sea sums: How we’re keeping whales safe using maths
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Life
A blue whale’s heart beats just twice a minute when it dives for food
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Life
Hunting facts in the classic tale Moby-Dick makes for a strange voyage
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Life
Early whales swam doggy paddle across the ocean from India to Africa
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Life
We can tell where a whale has travelled from the themes in its song
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Environment
Whale mothers and calves whisper to avoid attracting predators
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Humans
Japan’s return to commercial whaling has no economic or cultural case
The decision by Japan to resume commercial whaling should be condemned 鈥� if not for its uncertain effect on whales, then for its contempt for international agreements
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Health
Working hypothesis: From slow ramblers to asteroid Ryugu
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Life
Huge whales may have evolved millions of years earlier than we thought
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Comment
Japan鈥檚 plan to resume commercial whaling could actually help whales
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Life
Natalie Cooper: The life and death of London’s blue whale
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