BARROW, ALASKA — About 23,600 square miles of Arctic sea ice melted every day in May, a record-high amount. That is good news for one group: bowhead whales, the Arctic’s largest marine mammal ...

Bowhead whales, which live in the Beaufort and Bering seasbetween Russia and Alaska, are a species of baleen whale, which eatby using baleen bristles to filter krill and fish from the oceanfor food.

Likewise, there has to be some genetic basis as to why bowhead whales live so long and appear protected from diseases." With a 1,000 times more cells than a human, the whale should have a much ...

WASHINGTON --Some whales are taking jazz riffs to new depths.For the first time, scientists have eavesdropped year-round on the songs of bowhead whales, the little-heard whales that roam the ...

The secret to a long life has been sought for generations. Now, a study out of the University of Liverpool could be one step closer to unlocking that answer -- with help from the bowhead whale.

Commercial bowhead whaling ended in the early 20th century, but the industry’s lasting effects on the whales’ genetic diversity are leading to declines again. Close. Advertisement.