“The Man with 1000 Kids” puts a prolific sperm donor, Jonathan Jacob Meijer, in the spotlight. It shows how families slowly realize the sheer number of children he has fathered. Meijer told Business Insider that he’s planning to take legal action against Netflix. “The Man with 1000 Kids” tells the story of four couples and a […]
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Decades ago, sperm whales learned how to raid fishermen’s lines of black cod. Now, an Alaska man is charged with killing one.
May 25—A Ketchikan fisherman has pleaded guilty in federal court to killing an endangered sperm whale in a first-of-its-kind case that highlights a long, little known conflict between the giant toothed whales and the fishermen whose sablefish catch they have learned to raid. In a proposed plea agreement filed May 15, Dugan Daniels agreed to […]
Sperm counts have been declining for decades. Are microplastics partly to blame?
There has been a lot of talk in the past few years about global declines in sperm counts. Recent research found that sperm counts dropped by 1.2% per year on average from 1973 to 2018, with scientists noting that the problem seems to be getting worse. Now, new research suggests there may be a possible […]
Sperm whale speech — with ‘alphabet’ — is decoded. What other animals can AI translate?
For years, scientists have listened to the clicks of sperm whales and wondered what they were saying. While previous research scratched the surface of understanding, a new study — published May 7 in the journal Nature Communications — uses machine learning to pinpoint specific patterns in their speech. With the help of artificial intelligence, the […]
Scientists document remarkable sperm whale ‘phonetic alphabet’
By Will Dunham (Reuters) – The various species of whales inhabiting Earth’s oceans employ different types of vocalizations to communicate. Sperm whales, the largest of the toothed whales, communicate using bursts of clicking noises – called codas – sounding a bit like Morse code. A new analysis of years of vocalizations by sperm whales in […]
Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help better protect them. Like many whales and dolphins, sperm whales are highly […]
Sperm whales drop giant poop bombs to save themselves from orca attack
Sperm whales blasted a “big dark bubble” of poop to prevent an impending orca attack off the southern coast of Western Australia. Scientists witnessed the clever defense strategy unfold Tuesday (March 19) during a tourist excursion in Bremer Canyon, a whale-watching hotspot off the coast between Albany and Hopetoun. They described seeing a “cloud of […]
Beached sperm whale dies after becoming stranded on Florida’s Gulf Coast
A sperm whale that became famous after beaching itself on a sandbar along Florida’s Gulf Coast has died, officials said. Police and wildlife officials began trying to free the male whale from the shallow sandbar off the beach in Venice on Sunday morning. They had estimated it to be about 70 feet long, but the […]
Sperm whale stranded off Service Club Park on Venice Beach, Florida: Here’s what we know
Authorities were in Venice Sunday monitoring a sperm whale that beached itself on a sandbar off Service Club Park. Scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory were assisted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and Venice Police as they assessed the stranded animal. Officials said the whale was first reported stuck […]
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Sperm from older rats passes on fewer active genes to offspring because of epigenetic changes
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea The sperm of older rats differs from that of younger rats in ways that may affect embryo development, according to recently published research. Sperm carries not only genes, but also instructions that determine which genes will be turned on or off […]
‘Bachelor’ Colton Underwood says he had a low sperm count. Here’s what that means.
Colton Underwood, the former professional football player and star of The Bachelor, is opening up about his fertility journey with husband Jordan C. Brown-Underwood, including his issues with sperm count. In a recent interview with Parents, Underwood, who came out as gay in 2021, says his “ego took a hit” when he learned that his […]