34+ min ago  (256+ words) Dame Judi Dench has demanded that Iceland “turn the page” on commercial whaling and become a top destination to view the creatures instead. Singer Leona Lewis and comedian Ricky Gervais were among those who joined the actress in signing a…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (925+ words) A recently published study adds more scientific weight to a claim the Trump administration is trying to discredit: The Rice’s whale, Earth’s only filter-feeding whale that lives exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico offshore Florida, is a species of its…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (666+ words) When shark scientists handle sharks, they often come away with "shark burn." "It will give you an abrasion," said Brendan Talwar, a research associate at the Cape Eleuthera Institute who studies sharks. "It's like sandpaper." "It's a bit far away…...

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13+ hour, 50+ min ago  (52+ words) Yahoo News UK A boat rental company in San Francisco had a hefty problem on June 22, when a sea lion made itself comfortable on one of its yachts. The marine mammal showed no intention of giving up its spot....

12+ hour, 44+ min ago  (125+ words) A breathtaking encounter at sea has delighted local fishermen after a pod of at least 10 dolphins was spotted swimming alongside a fishing boat off the edge of Gozo’s territorial waters. The incredible moment, captured on video and sent to Lovin…...

16+ hour, 38+ min ago  (235+ words) A fish biologist and her team spotted a see-through fish in Alaskan waters recently. It’s a rarely-seen blotched snailfish. "Been hoping to see one of these in person for a long time! Blotched snailfish (Crystallichthys cyclospilus)," tweeted Sarah Friedman, a…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (237+ words) Scientists have proposed a simple and inexpensive method that can significantly reduce the number of dolphins that accidentally get caught in fishing nets. For this, it is proposed to attach empty plastic bottles to the nets, writes discoverwildlife.com. The…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (483+ words) The great white has traveled well over 7,000 miles in under two years There's still a five whole months to wait until we can track Santa, so why don't we track a the Atlantic's biggest great white shark in the meantime?...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (201+ words) One of the worlds most venomous jellyfish has been spotted in the water off a popular beach. A Portuguese man o'war, known for its painful sting, has been seen in the water off Calshot beach with New Forest District Council…...