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What whales can teach us about cancer

November 13, 2025 4:16 pm

New research reveals how bowhead whales live more than 200 years and rarely develop cancer, offering promising insights into DNA repair and human disease resistance.

Rs 2.97 cr worth of Ambergris seized in Rajkot city, three arrested

November 06, 2025 8:33 pm

Case handed over to Forest Department for further investigation.

'That's horrible': Speedboat runs over endangered whale calf, chilling drone footage emerges

July 28, 2025 9:48 am

The viral video shows the speedboat running over the endangered humpback whale calf, and the occupants of the boat being thrown forward.

‘A slimy texture brushed my face’— Man relives being trapped in whale’s mouth

February 15, 2025 1:44 am

'I spent a second realizing I was inside the mouth of something, that maybe it had eaten me,' said the man.

Swallowed by a whale, still survived: Kayaker’s near-death encounter caught on camera shocks the Internet

February 15, 2025 1:50 am

The viral video shows a kayaker off the coast of Chile being briefly swallowed by a humpback whale—before emerging unharmed.

66 million-year-old fish vomit, dating back to the time of dinosaurs, discovered in Denmark

January 28, 2025 10:54 pm

The discovery was made by Peter Bennicke, a local fossil hunter with a passion for ancient relics, who stumbled upon unusual fragments while exploring the chalk cliffs of Stevns Klint.

Whale carcass found near Sagar Islands, bears resemblance to one rescued & released last week

January 06, 2025 10:12 am

On January 2, villagers in Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas district had spotted a whale stuck in a narrow creek and due to low tide the whale could barely move.

18 hours after it got stuck Sunderbans creek, whale released into deep waters by West Bengal Forest dept

January 03, 2025 6:59 pm

Local people discovered the stuck whale on Thursday morning locals in Kakdwip. It was low tide and the whale could barely move

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on Santa Ana winds, right whale and more (Week 89)

December 18, 2024 8:43 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2025? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Environment and Geography.

Russian 'spy whale' was not shot, died due to stick stuck in mouth: Police

September 10, 2024 1:20 am

Two animal rights groups, One Whale and Noah, had reported the whale's death, claiming he had been shot. They said there were visible bullet wounds on his body.

WHALE PHOTOS

Dussehra in Delhi to mourning in Thailand: Top photos from around the world this week

October 09, 2022 1:35 pm

From the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ian in Florida and Cuba, to a deadly stampede at an Indonesian soccer stadium, to a massacre at a daycare centre in Thailand, here is a look at some of the most compelling images from around the world in the past week

30-foot-long dead whale washed ashore on Juhu beach

January 29, 2016 7:55 pm

A 30 feet dead whale washed ashore on Mumbai’s Juhu beach late on Thursday night. According to reports, night joggers on the beach noticed the whale and informed officials.

15 foot-long decomposed body of blue whale found at Maharashtra beach

August 13, 2015 10:37 pm

A 15 feet-long, approximately 10-tonne decomposed body of a whale washed up at Alibaug beach on Thursday morning.

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