Springtime in Alaska’s high Arctic reveals itself in unique ways. Migrating bowhead whales swim past tiny coastal villages. White-fronted geese paint the skies across the still-white tundra, and waves ...

While most creatures on Earth have a defined life span, some whale species, like the bowhead whale, can live over 200 years ... Image by Prochazka.photo via Depositphotos Whales have mastered the art ...

The sighting excites the researchers, but it also sounds alarms. Scientists stunned after whales make extraordinary ...

Blue #whales are like a Guardian of the ocean, they carry the soul and life of all species underwater. Inspired by them, we ...

In the Way Public Library, the belly of a 45 ft by 12 ft humpback whale looms on the side of the wall. When I asked artist ...

One highlight is Massachusetts Right Whale Day, celebrated Thursday, packed with hands-on exhibits, environmental art, and a musical storybook film. It’s all part of an effort to raise awareness for ...

The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World’ is a 1,275-foot-long panorama painting that was painted in the 1840s. The painting depicts the ...

Work has begun next to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History to restore the iconic grey whale statue in Tyrrell Park on ...

Hess focuses on the hunt for the bowhead whale. He shows us how it feels to stand in an open boat bobbing on a frozen sea, waiting to take a harpoon-gun shot at a creature the size of an 18-wheeler.

There’s no way to clean up an oil spill there and it will harm polar bears and bowhead whales. Oil companies should think twice about drilling in the Arctic, as it has been plagued with ...

Bowhead whales glide under drifting ice and are rarely seen for more than a few precious moments. They support the Arctic ecosystem in ways that still leave many questions open. Researchers from ...