Mastodawn

The analysis of mercury isotopes deposited from #seabird guano into #peatlands serves as a continuous geochemical proxy to reconstruct ancient seabird population dynamics and correlate them with historical climatic shifts over millennia.
#Geochemistry #Paleoclimatology #MarineEcology #Ornithology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/es04182601.html

Layers of ancient bird poo preserved in the peatlands of the sub-Antarctic island of Bird Island have given scientists a window into 8,000 years

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds They speak Mandarin and Slovenian! #marineecology #research www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sperm whales’ communication cl...

Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own

The Guardian

We have received 174 abstracts for coming 19th International Symposium on Oceanography of the Bay of Biscay, exciting program ahead! Consult it here #MarineEcology #Research #Oceanography www.azti.es/isobay2026/

The global ocean is heating at an unusual, unsafe and unprecedent rate. We need actions now #MarineEcology #Research #ClimateChange #Ocean rdcu.be/fdvRX

Penguins become marine detectives, thanks to pollutant-detecting anklets | Science | AAAS #marineecology #research www.science.org/content/arti...

Penguins become marine detecti...

The usually quiet river mouth was alive with activity this week as the annual migration began.

Yahoo News Australia

A recent comparative study of four emaciated sperm whales stranded along the southeastern U.S. coast reveals that human activities—including the proliferation of marine debris and potential acoustic interference—are significant contributors to their malnutrition and mortality.
#Pathology #MarineEcology #MarineBiology #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/path04092601.html