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World's Oldest Harpoon Shows Humans Have Hunted Whales For 5,000 Years, Way Longer Than Thought

Illustration of Indigenous communities in southern Brazil hunting large cetaceans 5,000 years ago.

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World's Oldest Harpoon Shows Humans Have Hunted Whales For 5,000 Years, Way Longer Than Thought

Illustration of Indigenous communities in southern Brazil hunting large cetaceans 5,000 years ago.

World's Oldest Harpoon Shows Humans Have Hunted Whales For 5,000 Years, Way Longer Than Thought

January 12, 2026

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Sperm Whale “Phonetic Alphabet” Surprisingly Similar In Structure To Human Language

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Sperm Whale “Phonetic Alphabet” Surprisingly Similar In Structure To Human Language

Three sperm whales swim just under the surface of the water

Sperm Whale “Phonetic Alphabet” Surprisingly Similar In Structure To Human Language

May 7, 2024

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How To Know If You've Found "Floating Gold" Ambergris Or Plain Old Sewage

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How To Know If You've Found "Floating Gold" Ambergris Or Plain Old Sewage

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Sperm Whale Found With 100-Kilogram "Ball" Of Plastic Trash In Its Stomach

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Sperm Whale Found With 100-Kilogram "Ball" Of Plastic Trash In Its Stomach

Sperm Whale Found With 100-Kilogram "Ball" Of Plastic Trash In Its Stomach

December 2, 2019

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Pregnant Sperm Whale Washes Up With 23 Kilograms Of Plastic In Its Stomach

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Pregnant Sperm Whale Washes Up With 23 Kilograms Of Plastic In Its Stomach

Pregnant Sperm Whale Washes Up With 23 Kilograms Of Plastic In Its Stomach

April 2, 2019

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A Gigantic Blob Carcass Keeps Washing Up On Hawaii's Coast

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A Gigantic Blob Carcass Keeps Washing Up On Hawaii's Coast

A Gigantic Blob Carcass Keeps Washing Up On Hawaii's Coast

February 6, 2019

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Dead Whale Found With Nearly Six Kilograms Of Plastic Bottles, Bags, And Cups In Stomach

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Dead Whale Found With Nearly Six Kilograms Of Plastic Bottles, Bags, And Cups In Stomach

Dead Whale Found With Nearly Six Kilograms Of Plastic Bottles, Bags, And Cups In Stomach

November 20, 2018

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Sperm Whale Beached In Spain Died After Ingesting 29 Kilograms Of Plastic Waste

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Sperm Whale Beached In Spain Died After Ingesting 29 Kilograms Of Plastic Waste

Sperm Whale Beached In Spain Died After Ingesting 29 Kilograms Of Plastic Waste

April 9, 2018

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Huge Solar Storm May Have Caused Last Year's Mass Sperm Whale Stranding

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Huge Solar Storm May Have Caused Last Year's Mass Sperm Whale Stranding

Huge Solar Storm May Have Caused Last Year's Mass Sperm Whale Stranding

September 5, 2017

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Shrinking Whales An Early Warning That Their Populations Were Close To Collapse

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Shrinking Whales An Early Warning That Their Populations Were Close To Collapse

Shrinking Whales An Early Warning That Their Populations Were Close To Collapse

June 23, 2017

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Gangs Of Killer Whales Are Stalking Fishermen To Steal Their Catch

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Gangs Of Killer Whales Are Stalking Fishermen To Steal Their Catch

Gangs Of Killer Whales Are Stalking Fishermen To Steal Their Catch

June 21, 2017

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Sailors Find Millions Of Dollars Worth Of "Sperm Whale Puke"

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Sailors Find Millions Of Dollars Worth Of "Sperm Whale Puke"

Sailors Find Millions Of Dollars Worth Of "Sperm Whale Puke"

November 10, 2016

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Sperm Whales Ram Ships Just Like In "Moby-Dick"

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Sperm Whales Ram Ships Just Like In "Moby-Dick"

Sperm Whales Ram Ships Just Like In "Moby-Dick"

April 6, 2016

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Why Are So Many Sperm Whales Becoming Stranded In The North Sea?

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Why Are So Many Sperm Whales Becoming Stranded In The North Sea?

Why Are So Many Sperm Whales Becoming Stranded In The North Sea?

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Nine More Sperm Whales Found Dead In Northern Europe

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Nine More Sperm Whales Found Dead In Northern Europe

Nine More Sperm Whales Found Dead In Northern Europe

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Orcas Ram Sunfish So Hard They Explode “Into Thousands Of Pieces” And No, We’re Not Joking

a tryptic shows the orca swimming towards a dead sunfish being held by another orca, that orca lets go and the other one swims into it releasing lots of tissue, and in the final image there are flecks of sunfish everywhere as the orcas swim around casually

Orcas Ram Sunfish So Hard They Explode “Into Thousands Of Pieces” And No, We’re Not Joking

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Humans Once Spoke Tens Of Thousands Of Languages, But Now They’re Mostly Extinct Thanks To Colonialism And Imperial Expansion

Hieroglyphics and cuneiform tablets

Humans Once Spoke Tens Of Thousands Of Languages, But Now They’re Mostly Extinct Thanks To Colonialism And Imperial Expansion

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There Is A Reason Why You'll Never See A Great White Shark In An Aquarium

Here's Why You'll Never See A Great White Shark In An Aquarium

There Is A Reason Why You'll Never See A Great White Shark In An Aquarium

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Orcas Ram Sunfish So Hard They Explode “Into Thousands Of Pieces” And No, We’re Not Joking

a tryptic shows the orca swimming towards a dead sunfish being held by another orca, that orca lets go and the other one swims into it releasing lots of tissue, and in the final image there are flecks of sunfish everywhere as the orcas swim around casually

Orcas Ram Sunfish So Hard They Explode “Into Thousands Of Pieces” And No, We’re Not Joking

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Lake Mead Nears All-Time Low. California Gives Up Billions Of Gallons Of Water To Help It Survive

Lake Mead water levels as seen from Hoover Dam, showing the distinct white "bathtub ring" where water levels have dropped.

Lake Mead Nears All-Time Low. California Gives Up Billions Of Gallons Of Water To Help It Survive

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After More Than 60 Years Presumed Dead, A Coral Reef Is Alive and Thriving Off The Coast Of Benin

An underwater photograph of a coral reef showing colorful fan like corals and the sandy bottom of the sea floor.

After More Than 60 Years Presumed Dead, A Coral Reef Is Alive and Thriving Off The Coast Of Benin

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