Melting Arctic ice has grave implications for the planet. It means rising sea levels and helps lock in higher temperatures — and it also has a dramatic effect on the marine life that has evolved to ...

Arctic marine life is notoriously difficult to study because of its remoteness. But drones have enabled whales to be monitored and diagnosed while being minimally invasive, according to a new study.

Bowhead whales are endemic to the icy waters of the Arctic and prefer living in shallow waters near sea ice, filtering krill and tiny crustaceans called copepods for food. However, the Arctic is ...

A new study found that neurotoxins in whales pose risks to Native whale-hunting communities. Arctic whales are ingesting higher levels of toxic algae as warming waters create more suitable conditions ...

Woods Hole, Mass. (July 9, 2025) -- Rising toxins found in bowhead whales, harvested for subsistence purposes by Alaska Native communities, reveal that ocean warming is causing higher concentrations ...

Krisztina Balotay, a wildlife photographer with Orca Channel, captured photos of the amazing event The Norwegian Orca Survey noted that Balotay's photos are some of the first-ever of a killer whale ...