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  1. Animals

    Whale of a lesson

    Once given up as all but extinct, the North Atlantic right whale is making a comeback.

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  2. Animals

    A whale of a journey

    The 5,200-kilometer (3,200 mile) journey of Isabela provides a window into the migration patterns of blue whales.

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  3. Animals

    A whale of a lifespan

    Bowhead whales can live more than 200 years. The secret to such longevity may lie in the Arctic species’ genes. Scientists recently mapped the whale’s genetic code. They found features that protect the marine mammal against cancer and other problems related to old age.

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  4. Environment

    Whale watch

    Unraveling the secret lives of whales may help keep them from dying out.

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  5. Animals

    The social lives of whales

    New tools are giving scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the behaviors of whales and dolphins. And these new data are upending long-held assumptions.

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  6. Animals

    Faking out whales

    A false “dinner bell” can safely distract hungry whales from stealing fish from commercial fishing lines, new research shows.

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  7. Plants

    Whale-free perfume

    Tree gene trick is good news for people who like perfume made without sperm whale waste.

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  8. Animals

    Explainer: What is a whale?

    Can a dolphin be a whale — or a whale be a dolphin? Yes, because the terms used to describe the biggest marine mammals are quite elastic and fuzzy.

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  9. Animals

    Cool Jobs: A whale of a time

    Studying blue whales, spinner dolphins and other cetaceans demands clever ways to unveil the out-of-sight behaviors of these marine denizens.

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  10. Animals

    A hangout for elusive blue whales

    Scientists have now found a place off southern Chile where blue whales gather.

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  11. Teacher’s Questions for Whale of a Lesson

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  12. Animals

    These killer whales exhale sickening germs

    A group of endangered killer whales are exhaling disease-causing germs. Researchers worry these microbes could make the animals sick.

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