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 ...

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 ...

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.

Bowhead whales are most likely the longest-living mammals on the planet. There's evidence (some of it in the form of Victorian-era harpoons embedded in blubber) that they can live as long as 200 ...

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.

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) can live more than 200 years, making it the longest-lived mammal. Despite having 1,000 times more cells than humans, bowhead whales do not have a higher risk ...

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 ...

Bowhead and right whales are among the biggest animals alive today, but a new look at how they evolved suggests that the two groups ballooned in size independently of each other, and probably for ...