Above the Arctic Circle, on a remote island with a population of just 22 people, Kelly set out in search of wild killer whales. With only four hours of daylight each day, every opportunity mattered.

Orca pods are led by the founding matriarch, and Similä thinks these “wise mothers” teach their calves to avoid fishing boats ...

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 ...

Belugas are also called white whales, and their unusual color makes them one of the most familiar and easily distinguishable ...

HX Expeditions concludes Arctic season with 26,491 citizen science contributions and world-first AI whale detection trial ...

Newswise — SEATTLE, December 2, 2021 -- Killer whales are intelligent, adaptive predators, often teaming up to take down larger prey. Continuous reduction in sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is opening ...

Rising toxins found in bowhead whales, harvested for subsistence purposes by Alaska Native communities, reveal ocean warming is causing higher concentrations of algal toxins in Arctic food webs, ...

As Arctic ice recedes, a sea passage that was long barely usable is drawing interest from shipping companies as a quicker connection between Asia and Europe. Environmental advocates see that ...