killer
-
Biology
Newborn killer whale Tahlequah dies
Written by Linda V. Mapes Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a day of sadness and surprise, Puget Sound researchers discovered Tuesday that the new calf, J61, born to mother killer whale Tahlequah did not survive, and that a new calf was also born from the J pod. did. Brad Hanson, a biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northwest…
Read More » -
Biology
Scientists discover that Pacific southern killer whales have access to enough food, deepening the mystery of their struggle
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Two marine mammal scientists from the University of British Columbia have discovered that the claim that a lack of access to salmon is the cause of the plummeting population of killer whales in the southern Pacific Ocean is false. In a paper published on the open access site PLOS ONE, Burak Saigiri and Andrew Treitz discuss…
Read More » -
Space & Cosmos
“Killer Electrons”: Thunderstorms play space weather and space pinball
Visualization showing how magnetic field lines, thin lines in cyan color, orbiting the Earth can trap charged particles, thin lines in yellow color. Credit: UCLA EPSS/NASA SVS When lightning strikes, electrons rain down. In a new study, researchers led by undergraduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered a new relationship between Earth’s weather and space weather. The…
Read More » -
Biology
Baby killer whale born in Washington’s L pod
Linda V. Marps, The Seattle Times Killer whales jump out of the water when they swim, a behavior called porpoising. Credit: Minette Layne/Wikipedia/CC A Southern Resident killer whale has been born: L128, the first calf to 31-year-old mother L90 to give birth. The baby is small and the placenta is clearly visible, meaning it’s probably about three days old. The…
Read More »