A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...
It was an Inuit whale hunter who first spotted them: three juvenile California gray whales, trapped in frozen seas near Point ...
With 95,000 miles of coastline, the U.S. boasts amazing whale-watching destinations, with opportunities to see orcas, ...
In a study published this week in the journal Nature, researchers found that the key to the whales’ lifespans is a ...
The Alaska Native Heritage Center and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium are filling freezer vans with donated ...
Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.
Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.
As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years ...
Roarke Brown, a charter boat captain since 1972 in this picturesque fishing village, remembers being able to tread out onto ...
Scientists are worried about the winter fishing season as well as the effects of federal government cuts to agencies.