The harpoon, dating back to 1880, was set in a 30-centimetre layer of protective blubber bowhead whales rely on to regulate ...

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

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

Three Inupiat candidates are seeking to represent both the North Slope and Northwest Arctic, distinct Arctic regions in one ...

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

While the average human lifespan is under 80 years, some animals live far longer, like Greenland sharks, bowhead whales, and certain turtles, which can reach over 150 years. The ocean quahog clam, for ...

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

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

Massachusetts is a premier whale-watching destination both in the United States and globally. About 40 km (25 mi) off the coast, you can spot pods of humpback, fin, sperm, and pilot whales, with ...

Days after the carcass of Hvaldimir, the popular white beluga whale, was found off the Norwegian coast, two animal rights groups allege that the mammal was ‘shot to death’ and have filed a police ...

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