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

Learn more about bowhead whales and how they routinely see out their 200th birthday — and this DNA-repair protein might just ...

Native to the arctic waters of the northern hemisphere, the Bowhead whale can live for centuries, and now scientists think ...

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years ...

Researchers discovered that bowhead whales achieve extraordinary longevity and cancer resistance through highly efficient and ...

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

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

Australian scientists have noticed a troubling rise in the number of whales caught and tangled in ropes, nets and fishing ...

The Cetacean Translation Initiative (CETI) is using artificial intelligence to help understand sperm whale communications.

In a rare sighting, four Bryde’s whales have been spotted off the coast of Gwadar, according to the World Wide Fund for ...

At adulthood, the species can reach 12–14 metres and weigh more than 20 tonnes, making it the largest fish on Earth.

Dr. Aviad Scheinin from the University of Haifa's Morris Kahn Marine Research Station studied the footage and confirmed the groundbreaking observation. "This is the first documented sighting of a ...