Bowhead whales are among the most extraordinary mammals on Earth, celebrated not only for their unparalleled lifespan but also for their remarkable adaptations to survive in the planet’s harshest ...

For years, scientists studying bowhead whales have relied on a simple idea: if a whale makes a long, square or U-shaped dive, it's feeding time. A new study demonstrates that assumption may not hold ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers found that bowhead whales produce 100 times more of a DNA repair protein than humans, extending lifespan. (CREDIT: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of bowhead whales socialize in shallow water. They use Arctic sea ice as a natural refuge, relying on its presence to ...

The population of bowhead whales that migrates between the Bering and Beaufort Seas each year is a conservation success story, with today's population nearing -- if not exceeding -- pre-commercial ...

Bowhead whales have the greatest life-span of any mammal on Earth. They can reach over 200 years in age thanks in part to their slow metabolism and cancer-suppressing genes. They are far stockier and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Recent research on bowhead whale DNA repair has led to one ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Ask 10 people what they think the longest-living mammal in ...

The practice of whaling proved to be very profitable to those who participated in it. Due to poor management and a lack of oversight of whale populations, whaling was ultimately banned to save whales ...

Between the 17th to early 20th century, thousands of ships sailed the waters of the Arctic. They were hunting bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), chasing the gentle giants through the chilly seas.