How Cool Tech is Saving the Whales

For the most part, we don’t hunt whales anymore, but we’re still killing them—mostly by driving ships into them. One species, the North Atlantic right whale, is now extinct in most parts of the world; only 340 are left. But it may not be too late. An extraordinary coalition of nonprofits, research institutions, foundations, and even megalithic shipping corporations are teaming up to develop technology, prove the science, and, yes, save the whales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How Cool Tech is Saving the Whales is an episode from Unsung Science by CBS News.

This episode is 40:12 long.

This episode was published on Oct 13, 2023.

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