A new study has quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened by shipping: blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales.

One of the most striking features of Renaissance maps are the sea creatures embedded in their cartography ... Three primary types of maps existed during the Renaissance: nautical maps, world maps, and ...

Vessel collisions are a leading cause of death for many whale species. “School zones” for the seas could help protect them, scientists say.

Colliding with ships is a top cause of whale deaths. A new study maps the areas of highest risk, showing where proven ...

According to the fossil record, cetaceans—whales, dolphins and their relatives—evolved from four-legged land mammals that ...

“This analysis is the first global map of ship strike risk for these four ... large sections of the California coast), Panama ...

A new initiative by the International Seabed Authority has set an ambitious goal, and our team is one of the first to be involved.

During the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) 5.96 to 5.33 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Sea, which led to a period ...

The Constant Phoenix, also known as "Nuke Sniffer," detects radioactive "clouds" in real time by collecting particulate as ...

A new study, led by a CNRS researcher1 , has highlighted just how significantly the level of the Mediterranean Sea dropped ...

A new study has highlighted just how significantly the level of the Mediterranean Sea dropped during the Messinian Salinity Crisis -- a major geological event that transformed the Mediterranean into a ...

Around 5.5 million years ago, a dramatic event called the Messinian Salinity Crisis turned most of the Mediterranean Sea into ...