Dolphins have an irresistible charm for people. They are extremely playful at all ages and often play alone, surfing the ...

A study detected fentanyl, carisoprodol and meprobamate in the blubber of bottlenose dolphins from the the Gulf of Mexico, ...

New research reveals an endearing habit amongst bottlenose dolphins that crops up during playtime—one that we humans display ...

Of 89 dolphins tested in the Gulf of Mexico, 30 contained some form of pharmaceutical—and 18 had fentanyl in their blubber.

In our research, we uncovered the presence of a distinct facial display, the open mouth, in bottlenose dolphins. This expression is most commonly observed during playful interactions with other ...

A worrying new publication has exposed the scale of whale and dolphin exploitation across theme parks in China.

Texas A&M scientists found 3,000 different pharmaceutical compounds inside the dolphins' blubber, including opioids, ...

Drug smugglers using open waterways to move products may be affecting the health of sea life in the Gulf of Mexico ...

Their play is also social. Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), which live in temperate and tropical waters worldwide, including the African coasts, play with other dolphins in the first ...

A groundbreaking AI tool will be able to track dolphins by their regional accents. Sea mammal expert Dr Julie Oswald, of the ...