In the summer of 2020, researchers from the University of Manitoba set up a time-lapse camera overlooking the Churchill River ...

Bowheads have the longest baleen (filter-feeding system) of any baleen whale, up to 13 feet long. They use their baleen to filter plankton from the water ...

Baleen whales come to feast on the bounty, and in 2010, two bowhead whales entered the bay to gorge. As the pair came within ...

Like many arctic whales, bowheads have no dorsal fin; this adaptation allows them to navigate underneath sea ice. Bowhead whales have two blowholes, producing a distinctive V-shaped spray. Their ...

Animals all over the world have wide range of lifespans, varying from mere hours to millennia.The longevity depends on the ...

Yugu Alfred Ningeok is the son of a whaling captain and a member of an Inupiat whaling crew. An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping on sea ice ...

As the whale hall at the Natural History Museum undergoes a deep clean and refresh, we take a peek behind the scenes at how our conservators have been cleaning one of the biggest specimens on display: ...

Bowhead whales. The Beaufort Gyre. Oceanic migration patterns. They’re the focus of a fascinating research project by Addison Shea, one of the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists ...