Drone footage captures groundbreaking sperm whale birth as NASA tests astronauts for Artemis II
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Live Science reports the first drone-captured footage of a sperm whale giving birth, showing a matriarchal social group surrounding the mother and calf during the hour-long event, a rare non-primate birth. Separately, NASA is using astronauts as experimental subjects to study how radiation, isolation and microgravity affect humans as it advances Artemis II and broader lunar ambitions, including a permanent base and a nuclear-powered rocket.
- Live Science Today: Jaw-dropping first glimpse of sperm whale birth and how NASA is turning astronauts into test subjects Live Science
- Description of a collaborative sperm whale birth and shifts in coda vocal styles during key events | Scientific Reports nature.com
- Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers. The New York Times
- Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her The Guardian
- The Astonishing Lessons of a Sperm-Whale Birth The New Yorker
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