A South African scientist has spotted a worrying slowdown in whale births, hinting at deeper trouble beneath the waves.

Chex Mix had been entangled in fishing gear for months during the summer, and after organizations weren’t able to free the calf, they “feared the worst,” according to a Nov. 3 Facebook post by the ...

But, from the science, we know that two-thirds of pregnancies are lost. Half of all the calves don’t even make it through ...

In the introduction of the book, you write about how the collection is animated by “irony”: As you note, biologist E.O.