A dramatic shift is unfolding in the Arctic Ocean, where killer whales (orcas)—once blocked by thick ice—are now establishing year-round populations. As climate change melts polar ice, new hunting ...

A line of pink lingers above the horizon, the April sun offering a welcome dose of brightness after the months-long polar ...

A paper published this week in the journal Marine Policy shows where oil and gas and shipping interests overlap important habitat for Arctic whales. A paper published this week in the journal Marine ...

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 ...

It turns out, synchronized diving isn’t just for humans. Bowhead whales in the Arctic Ocean also sync up their dives — except they’re able to do so while dozens of miles apart from each other, new ...

Emergence of new technologies in remote sensing give scientists a new way to detect and monitor wildlife populations. In this study we assess the ability to detect and classify two emblematic Arctic ...

The town of Churchill is counting on that to continue. The mostly Indigenous community, pulled out of economic doldrums by polar bear tourism, faces the prospect of a dwindling number of bears because ...