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Are whale strandings linked to sunspots?

March 9, 2020

Could beached whales be linked to storms on the surface of the sun? In a recent study in Current Biology, researchers documented what may be a correlation between sunspots and gray whale strandings. If confirmed, …

Gray whale strandings increase along West Coast

May 23, 2019

Biologists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are tracking an unusual spike in gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) strandings along the Pacific Coast. Three gray whales have been reported in Alaska this spring, the latest …