Imagine blowing out birthday candles at 120 and still feeling strong enough to chase grandkids around the yard. That kind of long life sounds like science fiction, yet some animals already come ...

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years while staying remarkably disease resistant. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

For most of their evolutionary history, narwhals have relied more on sound than sight to survive in the Arctic’s dark icy waters. The speckled toothed whales—sometimes referred to as “unicorns of the ...

Learn how long-term mate switching helps a small beluga whale population maintain genetic diversity. Beluga whales in Alaska’s Bristol Bay do not rely on dominant males or fixed pairings to reproduce.