Bowhead whales are remarkable for their immense size, reaching up to 60 feet in length and weighing as much as 100 tons, and their extraordinary lifespan of up to 200 years or more. There truly is no ...

I think we all can agree that whales are cool. I happen to think that every living species has some element of cool about it, but the coolness of whales is pretty self-evident. Even given that general ...

For the first time in recorded history, a group of bowhead whales has been spotted off the coast of British Columbia, far south of their typical Arctic habitat. Researchers from the University of ...

Where might we look for inspiration for new cancer therapies? Some researchers say perhaps the bowhead whale. Here's science reporter Ari Daniel. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: So there's this paradox in cancer ...

For the Aaluk Crew, April 24 was cooking day. The night before, the whaling crew, captained by Bernadette and Quincy Adams, had landed the first bowhead whale of Utqiaġvik’s spring season. The crew ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the late 1800s, some unknown whalers sailed the frozen waters of the Arctic, hunting down a bowhead whale. They were equipped ...