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Our most-read science stories this week contain a few timeless life lessons. One, don’t go into an MRI room carrying metal, particularly if that metal is a loaded gun. Two, don’t cross a killer whale, even if you’re a great white shark. And finally, never judge a sea cucumber by its cover—no matter how repulsive that cover appears to be. - Rose Pastore

A great white shark carcass that washed up near Portland, Australia, in October was killed and eaten by orcas, according to researchers who studied the fish’s remains.

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada report has found that an undetected defect on a helicopter led to engine failure.

Trees of the Pacific Northwest have been stripped of bark, planked and bent into shapes to mark important places for generations. Each tree tells a story.

Whale Sound will allow researchers and the public to listen and learn more about whale acoustics and how marine mammals can be better protected.

A new integrated network of hydrophones along the B.C. coast will allow the public and researchers to listen underwater to the magic of whale sounds and how they can be used to protect marine mammals into the future.

Alaska is known as The Last Frontier, and for those that have visited, it’s easy to see why. As Lindblad Expeditions’ former Director of Photography,

Five years later, the co-chairs say much more action is needed.

Ripple Rock claimed at least 114 lives and sank over 100 vessels before the underwater mountain near Vancouver Island's Campbell River was blown up in 1958

Ripple Rock claimed at least 114 lives and sank over 100 vessels before the underwater mountain near Vancouver Island's Campbell River was blown up in 1958