Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

Skagit Valley College students are helping to find better ways to track local harbor porpoises through an innovative method of DNA testing. The testing method, created by Skagit Valley College biology ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Despite only eating fish, the Southern Resident orcas of the Pacific ...

The Yangtze finless porpoise is one of the most endangered animals in China. Found only in China’s Yangtze River and nearby lakes, such as Poyang Lake and Tian-E-Zhou Oxbow Lake, this unique ...

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Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Dolphins and porpoises are actually whales. But whales are whales too. And so are narwhals. Sorry for springing that on you ...

In 2005, Deborah Giles saw something she’ll never forget—a dead porpoise, riding the snouts of a pod of orcas off Washington State. “What on Earth is happening?” wondered Giles, the science and ...