With lifespans topping 200 years, the 20-metre-long, 80-90 tonne bowhead lives longer than any other mammal and seems to be ...

A southern right whale breaches off Southern Right breaches off Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia, in an undated photo. (Photo by Paul Souders/Getty Images stock photo) Southern right whales have lifespans ...

Bowhead whales are remarkable for their immense size, reaching up to 60 feet in length and weighing as much as 100 tons, and their extraordinary lifespan of up to 200 years or more. There truly is no ...

Whales breed in specific areas deep beneath the Arctic Circle ice, reveals new research. Scientists used state of the art AI ...

In the late 1800s, some unknown whalers sailed the frozen waters of the Arctic, hunting down a bowhead whale. They were equipped with the latest in whaling technologies, a weapon known as a bomb lance ...

Living in the icy waters of the frigid Arctic, bowhead whales are some of the most extreme mammals on Earth, and they have the lifespan to prove it.

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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.

If bowhead whales produce particularly varied and diverse calls in one area, it is very likely that the area is a breeding ...

Where might we look for inspiration for new cancer therapies? Some researchers say perhaps the bowhead whale. Here's science reporter Ari Daniel. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: So there's this paradox in cancer ...

Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live past 130 years, according to our new research published in the journal Science Advances. Some of these whales may ...