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As fishing fleets patrol their waters, catching what was their primary source of food, the whales are vanishing. It’s not certain whether they’ve only moved on, or are dying out, or both. But something is happening, with potentially dark implications for Earth’s last pristine ecosystem. “There’s been a dramatic disappearance of the whales,” said biologist David Ainley of ecological consulting firm H.T.
Harvey and Associates, and co-author of a March article on the whales’ disappearance. Antarctic killer whales form two types of populations, known to researchers as ecotype-B and ecotype-C. Cross-Species Gadget Tests Reveal Reason for Dolphin Tools. The dolphins of Australia’s Shark Bay, famed as Earth’s first marine tool-users, likely turned to gadgetry because echolocation couldn’t find the best fish, especially for hurried moms without time to hunt.
It was in 1984 that researchers first observed the dolphins fitting basket sponges over their beaks, then scraping through seafloor mud to disturb hidden fish. Research subsequently showed this behavior to be full-blown tool use, taught by mothers to their daughters and representing a profound difference in lifestyle between them and Shark Bay’s other bottlenoses. A basic question remained unanswered, however: Though sponges clearly protected sensitive dolphin snouts from jagged pieces of rock and coral, why scrape seafloor at all? Why not rely on echolocation to pinpoint target prey? Most fish scared from the muck were bottom-dwellers lacking swim bladders, the air-filled organs that help fish control their buoyancy.
Image: Eric Patterson/PLoS ONE. To Talk With Aliens, Learn to Speak With Dolphins. The Kepler Space Telescope announced a new bonanza of distant planets this month, reconfirming that solar systems, some possibly hosting life, are common in the universe.
So if humanity someday arrives at an extraterrestrial cocktail party, will we be ready to mingle? At the Wild Dolphin Project in Jupiter, Florida, researchers train for contact by trying to talk with dolphins. Behavioral biologist Denise Herzing started studying free-ranging spotted dolphins in the Bahamas more than two decades ago. Over the years, she noticed some dolphins seeking human company, seemingly out of curiosity. “We thought, ‘This is fascinating, let’s see if we can take it further,’” Herzing said. Symphony of Science. Symphony of Science - 'The Case for Mars' (ft. Zubrin, Sagan, Cox & Boston) Discovery Channel - The World Is Just Awesome. Cosmos: A Three-Movement Choral Suite [Carl Sagan Tribute Series] SETI Institute. We are listening. Symphony of Science - 'The Unbroken Thread' (ft. Attenborough, Goodall, Sagan)
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The coast of southern Alaska grows glaciers and brooding rain forests. Hot weather is rare, but since sunup the day had brought nothing else. By afternoon everyone was sweltering. The first person to do more than just talk about leaping off the boat into iceberg-chilled Frederick Sound performed a cannonball. Others jackknifed and belly flopped in.
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There's no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.
The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults. These findings point to a vicious cycle, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario. Low-intelligence adults tend to gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, the study found. Ninja Training: 3,500 Women In Iran Kick Butt, Social Mores.