Highlighted Article: Novel aerial photogrammetry methods reveal that smaller cetaceans rely on physiological and morphological adaptations to reduce heat loss whereas larger species offset heat loss b...

Marine mammals rely on maintaining sufficient blood oxygen levels while diving to prevent drowning. Generally, oxygen is cognitively imperceptible to mammals that instead sense rising carbon dioxide a...

Scientific Reports - Enhancing epigenetic aging clocks in cetaceans: accurate age estimations in small endangered delphinids, killer whales, pilot whales, belugas, humpbacks, and bowhead whales

Maintaining a stable core body temperature is essential for endotherms. Cetaceans live in a highly thermally conductive medium, requiring special adaptations to reduce heat loss and maintain homeother...

The gut–liver axis is of crucial importance in health and disease. TM6SF2 is a genetic risk factor for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Zhang, Yu et al. reveal that intestinal TM6SF2 critically affects the gut–liver axis.

Mitochondrial damage is a hallmark of metabolic diseases, including diabetes, yet the consequences of compromised mitochondria in metabolic tissues are often unclear. Here, we report that dysfunctiona...

Universities are in trouble, and it’s not just money we’re talking about. They are living through something of a crisis of confidence, even of trust and faith. More and more, I find myself, and my col...

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Scientists on the remote sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia are working to better understand the rich marine life that inhabits the region. This month teams are focusing on two major …

A comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity covering more than three decades of research demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation i...

Metabolomics measures low molecular weight endogenous metabolites and changes linked to contaminant exposure in biota. Few studies have explored the r…

Whales, dolphins and porpoises—collectively, cetaceans—are among the charismatic ocean giants that captivate and inspire future generations of marine biolo

A comprehensive single-cell RNA sequencing study delineates cell-type-specific transcriptomic changes in the brain associated with normal ageing that will inform the investigation into functional chan...

Mycoplasma phocicerebrale, the causative agent of seal (‘speck’) finger, a zoonotic disease, is a common commensal in the oral cavity of various seal …

Project summary Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals and walrus) are keystone marine predators, and sentinels for marine ecosystem health. Advances in genomics technologies are opening up the possib...

Abstract figure legend This study estimated the energetic cost of gestation in humpback whales. First, relative birth size was estimated from body length measurements of mother–fetus pairs from histo...

Mitochondrial processes play crucial roles in species’ responses to environmental variation. Here, we synthesize the methods and approaches involved in mit