Researchers have long suspected that bowhead whales keep in touch from far away. New evidence of synchronized diving between ...

In 2007, whalers in Alaska killed a whale that had a Victorian-era explosive harpoon embedded in its neck. Here are the ...

Sonja Åman; Email: [email protected] Since the late 1970s, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has attempted to ...

The Arctic is a unique and vital marine environment, home to one of the world's most fragile and diverse ecosystems, crucial ...

A species of whale, so ancient and elusive that harpoon fragments dating back over a century have been discovered embedded in ...

The mysterious bowhead whale was first caught off the coast of Alaska, where it was found to have an arrowhead lodged in its neck. Further research revealed it to be part of a 19th-century bomb ...

A SPECIES of whale believed to be so old and mysterious that harpoon arrows from 100 years ago were found to be embedded in them. A giant bowhead whale was captured off the coast of Alaska with a ...

A species of whale, so ancient and elusive that harpoon fragments dating back over a century have been discovered embedded in ...

Bowhead whales may carry their babies for as long as 23 months, although more research is needed to confirm the finding. Scientists studied the internal anatomy that make a female-male role ...

Yugu Alfred Ningeok is the son of a whaling captain and a member of an Inupiat whaling crew. An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping on sea ice ...