The bowhead whale is a baleen whale, known for its massive head that makes up about one-third of its body length. Bowhead whales are large, reaching up to 60 feet (18.3 meters) in length and ...

A recent report published in Science Advances concluded that most great whale species have an’ unrecognized potential for ...

Twenty-five years ago, scientists working with Indigenous whale hunters in the Arctic showed that bowhead whales could live up to and even over 200 years. Their evidence included finding stone ...

See All Key Ideas Groundbreaking research in the late 1990s showed that Arctic-dwelling bowhead whales could live more than 150 or even 200 years — longer than any other mammal. New research ...

The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the ...

The research team, collaborating with Indigenous subsistence hunters in Utqiaġvik, utilized chemical analyses of harvested bowhead whales to support their findings. The analysis indicates that ...

Whales enjoy long-distance relationships - synchronizing their dives with pals 60 miles away, suggests new research. Scientists who analyzed the seemingly random movement of bowhead whales in the ...

Sperm whales and bowhead whales had also been seen off the Cornish coast, she added.

Tagging a bowhead whale. (Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Whales enjoy long-distance relationships - synchronizing their dives with pals 60 miles away, suggests new research.