Orcas in Gulf of California explode sunfish after ramming them in coordinated attacks
A new Frontiers in Ethology paper shows orcas may ram prey for learning or play, not just feeding.

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A new Frontiers in Ethology paper shows orcas may ram prey for learning or play, not just feeding.
New observations show sunfish-smashing behavior where prey break into thousands of pieces, hinting at entertainment or teaching.
A new video shows killer whales shredding a huge meal on purpose, raising fresh questions for scientists and regulators.
Two Gulf of California observations show coordinated hold-and-release smashing, with scientists calling it “ram-to-fragment.”
The BBC reports bans covering more than eight million households. Here is why executives should care, and what it signals.
A weird survival trick in glassworms hints at how biology manages extreme pressure, and why it matters for deep tech.
A Science and Retraction Watch investigation shows a fatal outcome in China’s gene-editing research was kept hidden, raising regulatory stakes.
The gut-brain link is no longer a seminar punchline. Now the big question is what, exactly, drives mental-health effects.
A compact device measures ketosis status from exhaled breath, giving weight-loss programs a potentially simpler way to verify fat burning.
A compact device measures when you are in ketosis, opening a new path for weight-loss monitoring and accountability.
The Nature Index trend suggests team-size incentives are reshaping how research gets credited, funded, and measured.
A new plant-genome editing method removes a long-standing bottleneck, unlocking bigger genetic “plug-ins” for future crop traits.