A new study found that neurotoxins in whales pose risks to Native whale-hunting communities. Arctic whales are ingesting higher levels of toxic algae as warming waters create more suitable conditions ...

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 ...

A trio of gray whales were spotted traveling off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Wednesday1.Mauricio Tassara, who operates under the Instagram handle @empty_drone, ...

Woods Hole, Mass. (July 9, 2025) -- Rising toxins found in bowhead whales, harvested for subsistence purposes by Alaska Native communities, reveal that ocean warming is causing higher concentrations ...

Bowhead whales are among the most extraordinary mammals on Earth, celebrated not only for their unparalleled lifespan but also for their remarkable adaptations to survive in the planet’s harshest ...

Scientists counting marine mammals off Alaska's Arctic Ocean coast spotted two large groups of killer whales last month, but orca experts are not ready to say the species has increased its numbers in ...

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 ...

Bowhead whales are endemic to the icy waters of the Arctic and prefer living in shallow waters near sea ice, filtering krill and tiny crustaceans called copepods for food. However, the Arctic is ...

Whales breed in specific areas deep beneath the Arctic Circle ice, reveals new research. Scientists used state of the art AI technology to analyze the calling and singing of bowhead whales. Their ...

The first clue sits in a museum drawer, not on a windswept Arctic shore. It is a whale bone, marked and shaped by human hands ...