Algal bloom triggered by sewage discharges could be causing in dolphins the same form of brain degeneration seen in humans with Alzheimer’s disease, scientists warned in a new study. Scientists found ...

Could humans have entire conversations with dolphins in the future? A new study found that the marine mammals already know part of the human language. In a press announcement published on Tuesday, ...

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Dolphins have long fascinated scientists and animal lovers alike, not just for their intelligence, but for the many ways they seem to mirror human behaviour. They form deep friendships, play for fun, ...

Male bottlenose dolphins that form friendships age more slowly than loners, new research shows. Dolphins are social creatures that, like all of us, get old. Signs of aging in dolphins include less ...

From land-borne pathogens to high-speed vessel strikes, Pacific whales and dolphins are caught in a "perfect storm" where ...

In this undated photo provided by Oregon State University, a dolphin gives a cue to a fisher at Praia da Tesoura, Laguna, BrazilIn the seaside city of Laguna, scientists have, for the first time, used ...

A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins. Accounts of people and dolphins working together to hunt fish go back millennia, from the time of the Roman Empire near what ...