World's 'Loneliest Whale' Might Be a Sterile Hybrid—and a Dire Warning

World's 'Loneliest Whale' Might Be a Sterile Hybrid—and a Dire Warning

A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath the waves.

The oceans capture one third of human CO2 emissions. But this "carbon pump" is less efficient than we thought, according to new studies. And there are other bad climate news for the seven seas.

Mystery on Arctic Ice

Grolars. Pizzlies. They were a riddle worthy of the Hardy Boys. Biologist Evan Richardson’s big question: Could these hybrids have cubs?

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World’s ‘Loneliest Whale’ Might Be a Sterile Hybrid—and a Dire Warning

A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath the waves.

After Years of Mystery, the Origin of Those Eerie Sounds Under the Ocean Finally Revealed

For years, a strange and unsettling noise coming from the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean, puzzled scientists. These mysterious sounds, which resemble whale calls, have now been traced back to a specific species of whale—ending the mystery that has baffled researchers since the sounds were first detected in 2014. The First Detection and Ongoing Puzzlement The unusual noises were first recorded in 2014 by scientists using underwater…