An expedition cruise operator is ending its Arctic season with more than the usual collection of wildlife sightings and scenic photographs. Passengers took part in research projects during voyages ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New sampling techniques allow researchers to better monitor pathogens in whale populations. They used humpback whales and sperm ...

A petition to list the eastern North Pacific gray whale on the federal endangered species list went unanswered last year. On Tuesday, three environmental groups threatened to sue the federal agency ...

Whales are the world’s largest mammals, found in the Arctic and Antarctica. Here are some of the major species you may see on voyages to these remarkable areas. Humpback whales commuting to warmer ...

(Alaska Beacon) — Doug Nussbaum is a retired logger whose morning rituals include a walk down to the bluff behind his house that overlooks a bend in the Willapa River. He is never quite sure just what ...

A beluga whale, normally found in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, has been spotted in Donegal Bay. The Irish Whales and Dolphin ...

Bowhead whales are the longest-lived mammals on Earth with some able to live hundreds of years. What's more, Inuit hunters have observed these whales breaking ice over half a meter thick—ice strong ...

If bowhead whales produce particularly varied and diverse calls in one area, it is very likely that the area is a breeding ground. The species occurs exclusively in the Arctic Ocean and is therefore ...

Rising toxins found in bowhead whales, harvested for subsistence purposes by Alaska Native communities, reveal ocean warming is causing higher concentrations of algal toxins in Arctic food webs, ...

Learn how Arctic sea ice created natural refuges for bowhead whales during centuries of industrial whaling, shaping which populations are recovering today. Some bowhead whales are making a comeback.

Monitoring the health of the world’s largest animals has always posed a challenge. Whales spend most of their lives underwater, migrate across vast distances, and are difficult to examine without ...