February 20, 2021 By Richard Sima The New York Times
Even when an octopus can’t see light with its eyes, its arms seem to know it is there.
Octopuses Have a Secret Sense to Keep Their 8 Arms Out of Trouble
New Orca Baby Born to Southern Resident L Pod
February 17, 2021 By Lynda V. Mapes The Seattle Times
A new baby has been born to the L pod family of southern resident killer whales, scientists reported.
Gray Whales Learn Daring Feeding Strategy in Puget Sound: Digging for Ghost Shrimp at High Tide
February 16, 2021 By Lynda V. Mapes The Seattle Times
Every spring, a small group of about a dozen gray whales pauses along an epic migration from calving lagoons in Baja California to their feeding grounds in the Arctic. They travel more than 170 miles off their coastal migration route, to stop off in northern Puget Sound. There, they linger from about March through May.
Submarine Permafrost Has Been Overlooked as a Major Source of Greenhouse Gases, Scientists Warn
February 15, 2021 By YaleEnvironment360
Scientists have found that permafrost buried beneath the Arctic Ocean holds 60 billion tons of methane and 560 billion tons of organic carbon — making it a major source of greenhouse gases not currently included in climate projections that could have a significant impact on climate change in the longer-term.
Whale Songs Could Reveal Deep Secrets Beneath the Oceans
February 11, 2021 By Robin George Andrews The New York Times
The aquatic mammals’ sound waves penetrate into the rocks under the waves, which could assist seismologists’ surveys.