The researchers used drones carrying sterile petri dishes to capture droplets from the exhaled breath of humpback, fin and ...

Drones have been used to successfully collect samples from the exhaled breath—or "blow"—from wild humpback, sperm and fin ...

Since its discovery in 1987, cetacean morbillivirus has emerged as a lethal threat to marine life, causing devastating respiratory, neurological, and immune system failure in whales, dolphins, and ...

Killer whales, also known as orcas, have officially made the Arctic Ocean their home — something that was nearly impossible until now. Historically, thick ice sheets blocked the whales from venturing ...

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 ...

According to a new “surprising” study, Arctic whales dove in synchrony despite being separated by over 60 miles. Photo from NOAA It turns out, synchronized diving isn’t just for humans. Bowhead whales ...

Humpback whales are thriving again. They switch foods, use creative hunting, and enter new waters. Their flexibility helps them survive.

Each spring, local hunters sit on the edge of the ice and wait for whales—a custom that’s at least 1,000 years old.