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

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

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

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

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 ...

T he bowhead whale is the world’s longest-living mammal, sometimes making it to a staggering 200 years old. How does it do it ...

While orcas, also known as "killer whales," are a common sight in the northeast Pacific Ocean, they’re rarely detected in the ...

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

The fossil record of baleen whales (Mysticeti) offers a window into one of the most dramatic evolutionary transitions among mammals. Early cetaceans evolved from terrestrial artiodactyl ancestors into ...

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