Scientists have been baffled by the death of 23 giant whales and their carcasses dumped on the American coast

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that her death alarmed scientists.

A report by the New York Times said that among what was discovered on a beach in Virginia, a dead whale from the "North Atlantic Right", which is an endangered species.

Post-mortem examinations revealed that ship strikes are likely the largest cause of most whale deaths.

The latest discovery by the Coast Guard was a humpback whale south of the Ambrose Shipping Channel, between New York and New Jersey, on Monday evening.

And the Corona epidemic led to a significant increase in online buying habits, which led to a record boom in cargo shipments that last year made the ports of New York and New Jersey the busiest in the country.

To fill soaring demands and resolve supply chain chaos that left some store shelves empty last year, much of the goods have now been loaded onto much larger ships, but more whales seem to have found themselves in the antipodal path of the growing ships.

There is no way to x-ray the whales, some of which are the size of a school bus, so the researchers check for injuries manually, scraping off thick layers of fat, and reaching about a foot deep into the body cavity to look for parasites or scars or bruises that are signs of a ship strike.

Sheila Dean leads a team of 10 volunteers to investigate how the whales are dying under hard work and a stench.

After examining the whale, a deep hole is made on the beach and the carcass is covered with sand, which is the method used to dispose of most whales on the beach, where it is buried deep enough to avoid the stench.

Over time, additional sand is often required to fill in the hole where the whale decomposes.

Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of death for more than half of all the whales that have washed up on beaches.

One possibility is that some of the whales died from an infection that is impossible to detect or differentiate from bacteria that quickly begin to build up on dead tissue.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that 16 of the stranded whales in the past three months were humpback whales.

Since the summer of 2017, at least 335 humpback, right and minke whales have washed up on beaches along the eastern coast.

However, NOAA officials say the rapid succession of deaths this winter over such a short period is "unusual".

Last summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed a speed limit of 10 knots away from port for ships as large as 35 feet, a rule thought to limit injuries in a collision and give whales time to move away. off the track of ships.

Source: " The New York Times

A simple change you can make in your language for a happier marriage!

It may sound deceptively simple, but a new study reveals that a fundamental change in your language can help increase marriage satisfaction.

Researchers from the University of Quebec say that people who use the term "we talk" when describing experiences have happier marriages.

As the name suggests, "we talk" involves the use of plural pronouns such as "we" instead of "I".

The researchers explain that the use of the word "we" by couples may underscore a shared identity, rather than a separate or individual interpretation of self in a romantic relationship.

The "we" may reflect the mutual influence of the partners on each other as well as their sense of interdependence.

In the study, the team set out to assess the effect of "we talk" on couples who face a common stressor - young children.

In their study, published in the Journal of Personal Relationships, researchers led by Catherine Ouellet-Courtois explain: "Raising preschool children is associated with increased marital conflict and lower marital satisfaction, and thus is a potential stressor for both partners."

The team recruited 77 married couples with a child under the age of seven, and asked them to rate their marital satisfaction.

Each couple was then asked to have a seven-minute discussion about the most difficult aspects of raising young children, and how this has affected their relationship with their partners.

During the discussions, the researchers recorded which pronouns were used, and whether they were plural (we, ourselves) or singular (me, mine).

The results revealed that couples who used more We Talk reported greater marriage satisfaction.

The team added: "These findings suggest that more cognitive connectedness, as evidenced by 'we talk', may protect against lower marital satisfaction over time."

Source: Daily Mail

Do you wish you were taller? What does that indicate?

A new study reveals that individuals who desire to be taller tend to be more prone to dark personality traits.

Known as the "dark triad", these traits include psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism.

The research posits that people who are relatively short may engage in hostile behaviors in an attempt to compensate for their shortness.

Lead author Peter K. Jonasson, of the University of Padua, Italy: "Shorter people, and especially those who desire to be taller, have traits more likely to make them boastful, confrontational, and power-hungry." People with psychopathic traits lack empathy, are impulsive, and disregard social norms and rules, while narcissists have an inflated sense of self-importance, entitlement, and the need to be admired. Meanwhile, Machiavellianism is about manipulation, cynicism, and immorality.

"One of the reasons these traits have been so popular for study is the claim that they may be adaptive - albeit socially undesirable - solutions to status/mateship/survival that are calibrated on both personality traits such as competitiveness," Jonasson added.

Short men tend to have more narcissistic traits than short women, but there was no significant difference between the sexes in terms of psychopathy or Machiavellianism.

"We expected these associations to be stronger in men given evolutionary considerations, but we found little evidence to differentiate these associations by sex," Jonasson said.

The researchers used Amazon's Mechanical Turk to recruit 367 adults from the United States for their study.

They then asked them to complete a Dirty Dozen Dark Triad questionnaire designed to assess levels of psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism.

The researchers also asked the participants to disclose their actual height and the extent to which they agreed with the statements "I wish I was taller" and "I am satisfied with my height."

Their findings revealed that shorter people who wish to be taller tend to display more psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism. The question is, why do shorter people tend to have more dark traits?

"These relationships can be better understood through an evolutionary framework, suggesting that when people cannot be physically formidable, then they may be psychologically formidable instead," the researchers said.

In other words, if someone is physically inferior or weaker, they try to find a psychological advantage to get back on a level playing field.

The researchers believe this could also provide survival and mating advantages.

Shorter men may demand respect, gain resources, and impress romantic partners with their personality traits, for example, while shorter women can use deception to appear more desirable or to gain protection and resources.

The new study was published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

Source: Daily Mail