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A dolphin washed up on a beach
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Wind and Ocean Currents May Contribute to Mass Dolphin Strandings

by Rebecca Dzombak 4 November 202128 March 2023

Coastal wind patterns correlate with mass strandings of dolphins, suggesting that storm-induced upwelling could be influencing cetaceans’ behavior.

Dolphin trials at Dolphin Quest in Hawaii.
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Autonomous Vehicles Could Benefit from Nature

by Stacy Kish 22 September 202129 March 2023

A team of researchers at the University of Michigan is looking to animals to find new ways for autonomous vehicles to navigate through the environment.

Three dolphins lie in mud and shallow water along a shoreline
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Geomagnetic Storms Probably Don’t Cause Mass Cetacean Strandings

by Morgan Rehnberg 28 October 20207 March 2023

Solar-induced geomagnetic activity and mass strandings of whales and dolphins on shorelines both show seasonal patterns, but the beachings likely result from multiple environmental factors.

A comparison between dolphins (circle) and humans (square and triangle) for urine concentrations of a phthalate metabolite commonly added to plastic.
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Dolphins in Florida Show Exposure to Phthalate Contaminants

by P. A. Sandifer 7 November 20187 March 2023

Scientists have detected exposure to phthalates among a majority of bottlenose dolphins sampled in Sarasota Bay, Florida (2016–2017), including some with levels comparable to those observed in humans.

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