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

The journey includes the chance to encounter blue whales, bowhead whales, humpback whales, orcas, belugas, white-beaked dolphins and many other species under expert guidance. Book a week’s worth ...

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 ...

A recent study by Stony Brook University postdoctoral fellow Mason Youngblood revealed the complex efficiency of whale ...

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 ...

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: ...

Synchronised diving isn’t something only humans can do. Bowhead whales in the Arctic Ocean also sync up their dives – and they’re able to do so while dozens of kilometres apart from each ...

Bowheads are expanding their foraging grounds The warming environment has also been affecting bowhead whales. Traditionally, bowheads travel south to spend their winters feeding on krill in the ...