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Blue whales are returning to a tiny island in the sub-Antarctic — 50 years after whaling in the region brought them to the brink of extinction
Near a tiny little island in the sub-Antarctic called South Georgia, blue whales were hunted mercil…
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5 things you think you know about killer whales that are actually wrong
The biggest misconception about killer whales is in the name: "whales." These creatures are actuall…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Comparing an orca's brain to a human's explains why killer whales are the ocean's ultimate apex predator
Orcas and humans are at the top of their respective food chains. To understand why, just take a loo…
Emily Swaim
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Whales are turning up dead on beaches — and our online shopping addiction is partly to blame
Nearly two dozen whales have washed up along the Atlantic coast in recent months. Experts say clima…
Avery Hartmans
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Big whales eat 3 times as much as previously thought, which means killing them for food and blubber is even more harmful to the environment
A decadelong study tagged over 300 baleen whales to understand how much they eat. It found that the…
Marianne Guenot
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How whales became the largest animals ever
It wasn't until around 3 million years ago that an ice age tipped the scales in the whales' favor. …
Uma Sharma,Shira Polan
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Adrien Grenier are headed on a quest to find the world's 'loneliest whale'
That's also what makes this whale the loneliest whale on Earth - her call is outside the normal com…
Ellie Kincaid
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Adrien Grenier are headed on a quest to find the world's 'loneliest whale'
That's also what makes this whale the loneliest whale on Earth - her call is outside the normal com…
Ellie Kincaid
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This is your daily reminder that orcas are just giant dolphins
Orcas, also known as killer whales, are not whales at all. They're actually part of the Delphinidae…
Jessica Orwig
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We started homeschooling our kids to travel. We've bonded as a family, and they're learning through unique experiences.
We pulled our kids from public school and started homeschooling so we can travel. The world is thei…
Terri Peters
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The northernmost town in the US won't see sunlight for another 66 days — here's what it's like to live and work in Utqiagvik, Alaska
Local business owners told Insider what it's like to work in America's northernmost town in Alaska …
Hannah Towey
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The tallest lifeforms of all time
The key to growing tall is how you use your energy. That's why the tallest trees outrank any animal…
Gina Echevarria,Abby Tang
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Inside Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's long, messy breakup with Arizona Democrats
Seven members of the Arizona Democratic Party described to Insider their organization's frustration…
Kayla Epstein
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Behind the scenes of 'Big Little Lies': How set director Amy Wells constructed the nouveau riche look of the main characters' northern California homes
Though Wells says the key to the vibe of the show was its NoCal location, two of the lushest homes …
Mark Ellwood
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Here's an incredible first look at the largest heart that humans have ever preserved
Just last month, scientists at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) removed the heart from its icy chambe…
Jessica Orwig
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Inside the wild, drug-fueled world of celebrity keynote speakers
From Hunter S. Thompson to Playgirl centerfolds: My high-pressure days and crazy nights at the tale…
David Kushner
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If Godzilla existed in real life, he wouldn't be able to stand up
Narrator: The roar belongs to one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time: Godzilla. Since hi…
David Anderson,Shira Polan
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This profitable, Google-backed startup just raised $75 million from Goldman Sachs. Its CEO explains why it waited 5 years for fresh funding
However, Microsoft is just as much an enemy, Jain says, given that its OneDrive cloud storage produ…
Matt Weinberger
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JP Morgan just handed us a tragic example of Wall Street at its most basic
If JP Morgan is telling its employees that this style is "appropriate" for work, then it's tel…
Linette Lopez
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A bunch of carbon dioxide that's been trapped in the soil is starting to escape - and it's bad news for the planet
The majority of carbon emissions from soil come from the ground in colder places and at high latitu…