Beluga whales can disappear beneath Arctic sea ice for long stretches, which makes them far tougher to follow than many other whale species. That is why researchers have increasingly turned to ...

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 ...

For most of their evolutionary history, narwhals have relied more on sound than sight to survive in the Arctic’s dark icy ...

With the rapid melting of Arctic ice, the waters have opened up to more human traffic, which is disturbing the underwater ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a new, much less invasive method for testing whales for pathogens. In the past, scientists needed ...

Whales returning to the warming waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence for the summer are sharing more food resources. The shift ...

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 ...

Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance their long term survival chances, reveals new research. Ground-breaking DNA ...

Every year, gray whales embark on one of nature’s most epic migration journeys. Here’s what we know about it, according to ...

Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To better understand and protect this endangered species, scientists must piece ...