Bowhead whales survived thousands of years of climate change, but human hunting caused damage that still continues today.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A deadly virus is striking Arctic whales. Humpback whales in Norway, along with one sperm whale and one pilot whale, were found to ...

The Iñupiat people of Alaska have long said that bowhead whales live two human lifetimes. That oral knowledge turned out to ...

Narwhals are among the most mysterious animals in the ocean. Known as the “unicorns of the sea,” these Arctic whales carry a long spiral tusk that is actually an enormous tooth growing through the ...

Scientists have discovered a deadly virus in the breath of whales that is causing mass deaths among the mammals in the Arctic Circle. Using drones, special equipment was flown through the exhaled ...

Thanks to a new sampling technique, scientists can now monitor whale health in a non-invasive way. While this development is obviously exciting, it has also revealed a worrying presence in Arctic ...

An aggregation of adult beluga whales in a bay during the summer in the High Arctic. Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance their long term survival chances, reveals new research. (Greg ...

Can whales hold the key to human longevity? Explore the 2025 breakthrough in bowhead whale proteins (CIRBP) and how they repair DNA to fight aging.