A group of large animals, some of which are being studied for cancer resistance genes and proteins, are pictured, including a bison, an elephant, a giraffe, a manatee, a zebra, and a whale.

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Peto’s Paradox: How Gigantic Species Evolved to Beat Cancer

Scientists dive into the genomes of whales, elephants, and other animal giants looking for new weapons in the fight against cancer.

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The Evolutionary Shaping of Modern Whales

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Whale Song Echoes Help Scientists Map the Ocean Floor

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What’s Killing Killer Whales? Autopsies Reveal a Role for Humans

Ashley Yeager | | 4 min read

Previously Unknown Beaked Whale Species Spotted off Mexico

Max Kozlov | | 2 min read

Slideshow: Solving a Gray Whale Murder Mystery

Ashley Yeager | | 2 min read

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Ashley Yeager | | 5 min read

Clues Point to Climate Change as a Culprit in Gray Whale Deaths

Ashley Yeager | | 10+ min read

Solar Weather Linked to Gray Whale Strandings

Jef Akst | | 2 min read

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Grandmother Orcas Help Young Whales Survive and Thrive: Study

Lisa Winter | | 2 min read

Blue Whales’ Hearts Can Beat Exceptionally Slowly

Ashley Yeager | | 2 min read

Image of the Day: Drones Measure Whales

Emily Makowski | | 2 min read

The Narluga: New Insights from Old Bones

Ashley Yeager | | 5 min read

Trump Administration Weakens Endangered Species Protections

Ashley Yeager | | 2 min read

Six North Atlantic Right Whales Have Died So Far This Year

Ashley Yeager | | 2 min read

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Image of the Day: Hybrid Cetacean

Chia-Yi Hou | | 1 min read

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Government Scientists Launch Investigation into Whale Deaths

Chia-Yi Hou | | 1 min read

Seven North Atlantic Right Whale Calves Spotted So Far This Year

Ashley Yeager | | 4 min read

Suit Filed to Stop Seismic Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Ocean

Ashley Yeager | | 2 min read

Found: Missing Link in Whale Evolutionary History

Ashley P. Taylor | | 2 min read

Image of the Day: Change of Tune

Sukanya Charuchandra | | 1 min read

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Mutated Gene Could Raise Marine Mammals’ Vulnerability to Pesticides

Shawna Williams | | 1 min read

Drones Are Changing the Face of Ecology

Catherine Offord | | 6 min read

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