Two whale groups separated by seas—but not by genes, study finds

A paper in Genome Biology and Evolution discovers that the endangered Mediterranean fin whale is not completely isolated from ...
The Durango Herald

Sea turtle gets prosthetic fin

MICHMORET, Israel – A badly injured sea turtle’s prospects are looking up – thanks to a new prosthetic fin designed by an Israeli team and modeled after the wings of a U.S. fighter jet. The sea turtle ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

52-foot fin whale found dead in Mission Beach is towed out to sea

SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO — A 52-foot-long fin whale — a juvenile female — washed up on the sand in Mission Beach early Sunday and was later towed out to sea. A federal fisheries official said it wasn’t ...