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TopicWhales

Topic: whales

Humans depended on whales even 20,000 yrs ago. Discovery of tools in Spanish cave is proof

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Pacific islands leaders grant whales & dolphins ‘personhood’ status. India did it over a decade ago

New Zealand, Tonga, Tahiti & Cook Islands grant cetaceans 'legal person' status. The animals are protected not only for their high cognition but also for their importance to ecosystems.

Scientists unlock mystery of whale song. Here’s what makes these magical sounds possible

Bengaluru: A new study gives an insight into the mysterious ‘whale song’ — the low-frequency vocalisations by the world’s largest mammals that have fascinated...

How whales and plankton are working together to store and reduce the world’s carbon emissions

Some of the tiniest life forms in the sea are playing a mighty role in protecting life on Earth.

Earth’s magnetic field broke down 42,000 years ago, triggering extinctions & climate crisis

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

1,000 yrs for a trip around Sun — scientists map orbit of most distant object in solar system

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.