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This month's Starship explosion has caused an uproar due to the impact it had on the surrounding land and waters.

Elon Musk’s Latest Rocket Crash Allegedly Killed Innocent Dolphins and Sea Turtles

By Noor Al-Sibai

After splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico, stranded NASA astronauts Williams and Wilmore were greeted by a curious pod of dolphins.

Dolphins Appear as Astronauts Splash Down in Ocean

By Victor Tangermann

A single male bottlenosed dolphin, who may just be trying to be friendly, is believed to be behind a string of attacks on beachgoers.

Science & Energy

Dolphin Who Keeps Attacking Swimmers May Be Motivated by Sex, Experts Say

By Frank Landymore

A bottlenose dolphin ended up dead and riddled with bullets on a beach in Louisiana, prompting a $20,000 bounty for the shooter.

Science & Energy

Dead Dolphin Found Riddled With Bullets

By Sharon Adarlo

A dolphin has been spotted with thumb-like appendages on its flippers, because the world apparently isn't weird enough as is.

Scientists Discover Dolphin With Thumbs

By Noor Al-Sibai

More than 150 pink river dolphins died in Lake Tefé in Brazil's Amazonas state, a "catastrophe" that is startling scientists.

Science & Energy

150 Dolphins Die as Water Hits Hot Tub Temperature

By Victor Tangermann

Luxury cruise ship passengers were exposed to a grizzly sight after docking at the Faroe Islands capital: the slaughtering of pilot whales.

Science & Energy

A Cruise Ship Pulled Up for a Beautiful View. Then Blood Started Turning the Water Red

By Victor Tangermann

Have you ever struggled to be heard over the sound of street construction? That makes you not all too different from dolphins, new research suggests.

Dolphins Are Screaming Because of Underwater Drilling Noise, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

New research suggests that stranded dolphins may be tragically suffering from Alzheimer's disease — a possible boon to the "sick leader" theory.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Have an Extremely Grim Theory About Stranded Dolphins

By Frank Landymore

Stay out of the water, because Fukui city officials warn of an aggressive dolphin that's attacked and injured at least six people so far.

Science & Energy

Furious Dolphin Bites At Least Six Beachgoers in Japan

By Frank Landymore

The Russian Navy has reportedly deployed several trained dolphins to defend a naval base at the Sevastopol harbor in southern Ukraine in February.

Russia Reportedly Deploys Military Dolphins in Ukraine

By Victor Tangermann

Photos emerged this week, on social media, of dolphins loaded into a military transport jet — chilling, like blocks of tofu, in shallow tubs of water.

US Military Loads Explosive-Sniffing Dolphins Into Cargo Plane

By Jon Christian