The loneliest whale in the world, the 52-Hertz whale, sings a song no other whale will answer and travels the oceans alone.
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Dr. Emily Willingham came to EarthSky from The Biology Files. Her background includes a PhD in biological sciences, a bachelor's degree in English, and a published book: The Complete Idiot's Guide to College Biology. She is a scientist, writer, editor, teacher, autism & ADHD parent, and "all around opinionator." Says Emily: "Got an English BA & biology PhD, & I'm not afraid to use them, often together."
Posts by Emily Willingham
Blogs | Sep 22, 2011
Measles – one of the world’s most contagious diseases – is forging a path through the unvaccinated in the U.S., reaching its highest infection rate since 1996.
Blogs | Sep 13, 2011
Watching only nine minutes of SpongeBob SquarePants reduced preschoolers’ self-organizing ability and short-term recall, says a study.
Blogs | Sep 08, 2011
Researchers say medications such as ibuprofen and naproxen might be linked to pregnancy loss during the first 20 weeks.
Blogs | Sep 04, 2011
Researchers note that being poor in childhood might lead to greater irregularities in facial symmetry many decades later.
Blogs | Aug 30, 2011
A deadly strain of the “bird flu” virus is currently spreading in Asia, with a focus in Cambodia, where all eight people infected so far this year have died.
Blogs | Aug 21, 2011
The American Society of Addiction Medicine no longer defines addiction as a behavioral problem, but instead as a problem with brain circuitry.
Blogs | Aug 17, 2011
Cholera and measles are killing hundreds of people in Somalia and the Horn of Africa, most of them children already weakened by starvation.
Blogs | Aug 12, 2011
New research finds more potential health benefits of that delightful substance we call chocolate.
Blogs | Jul 23, 2011
A wily and rapidly evolving strain of gonorrhea is emerging as a globally threatening suberbug.
