https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beluga_whale
The beluga whale (/ b ɪ ˈ l uː ɡ ə /; Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean.It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus.It is also known as the white whale, as it is the only cetacean to regularly occur with this colour; the sea canary, due to its high-pitched calls; and the melonhead

https://polarbearsinternational.org/education-center/beluga-cams/?gad_source=1
Beluga Bits relies on visual data that volunteers classify, helping scientists learn more about these fascinating whales. Belugas and Polar Bears Churchill is known worldwide for its polar bears, but for a few weeks every summer, the beluga whales take over-and our Beluga Cams provide a window into their world.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/belugas-communicate-warping-forehead-fat
The beluga whale wears its heart on its sleeve — or rather, its forehead. Researchers have created a visual encyclopedia of the different expressions that belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/beluga-whale
Over the previous two years, Sue Goodglick of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has become a crucial member of the multi-partner Cook Inlet beluga whale team. Sue is a wildlife biologist with Alaska's Marine Mammals Program. ... We use acoustic science to monitor beluga hearing levels and feeding behavior. We also study how underwater

https://www.livescience.com/55466-beluga-whales.html
Female belugas become mature at around 4 to 7 years and males become mature at 7 to 9 years. Scientists are unsure of how long beluga whales live. Some think they may live 35 to 50 years.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/beluga-whales.html
0. Beluga whales, also known as 'white whales', are social and smart marine mammals that are well adapted to living in very cold waters. Their incredible echolocation abilities, however, make them sensitive to underwater noise pollution. Beluga whales are born grey but acquire their characteristic white colour as they mature into adults.

https://phys.org/news/2020-07-humans-beluga-whales-social-networks.html
"Beluga whales exhibit a wide range of grouping patterns from small groups of two to 10 individuals to large herds of 2,000 or more, from apparently single sex and age-class pods to mixed-age and

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-qa-lost-instruments-crunched-sea.html
More information: Manuel Castellote et al, Using passive acoustics to identify a quiet winter foraging refuge for an endangered beluga whale population in Alaska, Frontiers in Marine Science (2024

https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2024/07/15/we-lost-instruments-chewed-or-crunched-by-bears-and-sea-otters-how-dr-manuel
Castellote is the corresponding author of a new article in Frontiers in Marine Science which reveals the stealthy movements of the elusive Cook Inlet beluga, an

https://www.belugawhalealliance.org/
Beluga Whale Alliance (BWA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization devoted to supporting the worldwide and local conservation of beluga whales and their Arctic and subarctic habitats through science-focused outreach, education, collaboration, community participation, and research.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/noc-white-whale-beluga-human-speech-sounds
listen to 'Beluga mimicking human speech' on Audioboo Listen to this recording. It sounds like a drunkard playing a kazoo, but it's actually the call of a beluga (a white whale) called NOC.

https://www.knkx.org/environment/2021-11-01/dna-left-behind-by-solo-beluga-whale-helps-unravel-mystery-of-its-origins-but-questions-remain
Federal scientists have a few more clues about the lone beluga whale that was seen at various points around Puget Sound and the Salish Sea last month. For starters, they think the bright white whale is probably not part of an endangered population.

https://churchillscience.ca/all-about-beluga-whales/
Beluga whales face varying levels of threat depending on their specific populations and regions. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the beluga whale as "Near Threatened" on a global scale, indicating that they could become endangered if circumstances threatening their survival and reproduction continue.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-16/rare-spade-toothed-whale-found-in-new-zealand/104104322
Rare spade-toothed whale washes ashore on New Zealand beach in discovery hailed as 'huge' for science By Heloise Vyas Posted 11h ago 11 hours ago Tue 16 Jul 2024 at 5:00am , updated 7h ago 7 hours

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/readers-ask-noise-pollution-beluga-melons
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https://www.kent.edu/kent/news/researchers-end-ongoing-debate-over-how-determine-age-beluga-whales
"Some scientists felt the standard measurement (one growth layer group per year) did not apply to Belugas, which made age estimation difficult," said Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the Department of Geology in Kent State's College of Arts and Sciences. ... Beluga whales are thought to live roughly 60 to 70 years

https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/whale-sees-penguin-for-the-first-time-4-102315/
Screenshot from: "Coronavirus lockdown sees penguin and beluga whale become unlikely friends" Source: YouTube, Uploaded: The Telegraph. In the vast expanse of the ocean, where creatures of all sizes and shapes coexist, we rarely witness heartwarming interactions between species that would otherwise never cross paths.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/scientists-find-a-never-before-seen-hybrid-a-narluga
Now University of Copenhagen researchers find the skull belonged to an unprecedented hybrid animal — a cross between a narwhal and a beluga. "It appears this is very uncommon," molecular ecologist Eline Lorenzen, who led the new study, said. "As to my knowledge there is no other evidence of hybridization between these two species in the

https://alaskawildlife.org/alaska-beluga-monitoring-partnership-at-awcc-this-spring/
Anyone can volunteer to monitor Cook Inlet beluga whales through AKBMP. As part of this exciting partnership, one of the monitoring locations is The Point of the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center! Learn about the local beluga population, become a citizen scientist, and collect important information for conservation.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/06/narluga-very-strange-hybrid-whale/592057/
A reconstruction of the narluga ( Markus Bühler) June 20, 2019. In the late 1980s, an Inuit subsistence hunter named Jens Larsen killed a trio of very strange whales off the western coast of

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-case-bird-flu-becomes-a-pandemic-countries-are-preparing/
First published in 1869, Nature is the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal. Nature publishes the finest peer-reviewed research that drives ground-breaking discovery, and is read by

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-underground-moon-cave-astronauts-space/
Scientists around the world are constantly adding to the archive of moon research. Just weeks ago, China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe returned to Earth after collecting rock and soil samples from the

https://thenarwhal.ca/meet-the-narluga/
A rare whale skull discovered by an Inuit hunter in Greenland has been confirmed by a Canadian scientist to be the hybrid calf of a beluga father and a narwhal mother — otherwise known as a narluga. ... "As the genomes of species become mixed, adaptive gene combinations will be lost," the researchers of the hybridization paper wrote in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_umweX2uT38
when beluga becomes a scientist 😎😎Discord server: https://discord.gg/B3qHWNtHR4Note: I am not beluga or associated with Beluga, I use his characters to cre

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439385-last-common-ancestor-of-all-life-emerged-far-earlier-than-thought/
The organism that gave rise to all life present on Earth may have evolved much earlier than once thought, just a few hundred million years after the planet formed, and been more sophisticated than

https://whalescientists.com/narluga/
Scientists found evidence of the Narluga's ... look like a mix of both narwhal and beluga skulls. They have a narwhal tail, beluga pectoral fins, and grey body coloration. ... will be entered into the software for data analyses. This way, the study of the morphology in hundreds of skulls becomes easy! 3D Narluga skull. Footage of the 3D model

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/meet-the-woman-whose-research-helped-the-fbi-catch-notorious-serial-killers/
Ready for her close-up — Meet the woman whose research helped the FBI catch notorious serial killers Hulu documentary Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer traces career of Dr. Ann Burgess

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/06/27/narluga-is-strange-hybrid-its-far-alone/
If you cross a horse with a zebra, you get a zorse. Lions and tigers make ligers. Polar bears and grizzlies produce pizzlies. And recently, scientists analyzed DNA to prove the existence of what

https://www.excelsior.edu/article/can-you-become-a-nurse-with-health-science-degree/
Associate degree programs (e.g., Associate in Applied Science in Nursing and Associate in Science in Nursing): An associate degree in nursing is a solid starting point for developing your knowledge of nursing. In addition to being able to take the NCLEX-RN to become a licensed registered nurse, you can apply your degree toward a BS in Nursing.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436542-astronauts-could-drink-their-own-urine-with-water-recycling-spacesuit/
Astronauts on spacewalks may soon be able to drink their own urine, thanks to a water filtration and recycling system that could be ready in time for NASA's upcoming crewed missions to the moon.