A bowhead whale and her calf. New findings from Dalhousie offer a close-up look at how one of Earth’s largest animals hunts in an Arctic ecosystem being rapidly reshaped by climate change. Credit: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers found that bowhead whales produce 100 times more of a DNA repair protein than humans, extending lifespan. (CREDIT: ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Recent research on bowhead whale DNA repair has led to one ...

The population of bowhead whales that migrates between the Bering and Beaufort Seas each year is a conservation success story, with today's population nearing -- if not exceeding -- pre-commercial ...

Bowhead whales have the greatest life-span of any mammal on Earth. They can reach over 200 years in age thanks in part to their slow metabolism and cancer-suppressing genes. They are far stockier and ...

The ocean covers about 70% of Earth, and beneath the surface have lived some of the largest and most mysterious creatures to ...

A traveler came face to face with a whale in a remote Russian bay and said she stopped breathing. Drone shots reveal the true ...

Between the 17th to early 20th century, thousands of ships sailed the waters of the Arctic. They were hunting bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), chasing the gentle giants through the chilly seas.

This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. From January to May each year, ...

For years, scientists studying bowhead whales have relied on a simple idea: if a whale makes a long, square or U-shaped dive, it's feeding time. A new study demonstrates that assumption may not hold ...