In a study published this week in the journal Nature, researchers found that the key to the whales’ lifespans is a ...

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The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the largest animal on the planet, but it is critically ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently reported a spike in entangled whales off California in 2024, ...

A cold-activated protein that mends damaged DNA could play a part in keeping the bowhead whale in tip-top shape.

How bowhead whales live so long. Researchers have uncovered a protein that enhances DNA repair and might explai ...

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and two Republican lawmakers on Thursday held a roundtable discussion on property taxes with central Iowa local governm… Iowa's estimated tax revenue for this financial year is ...

If DAS works as hoped, it could give conservationists real-time information to protect the whales. For instance, if the system detects orcas heading south toward Seattle and calculates their travel ...

A group of humpbacks tried to stop orcas from hunting a sea lion off the coast of California, boaters said. Morgan Quimby Monterey Bay Whale Watch Humpback whales were spotted trying to stop orcas ...

It is unclear if southern resident killer whale J36, also known as Alki, had a stillborn calf or if her female newborn died shortly after birth Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE ...

A mother orca is mourning the loss of her recently deceased calf in a very public manner. On Friday, Sept. 12, a southern resident killer whale identified as J36 was spotted traveling through the ...