Thanks to a new sampling technique, scientists can now monitor whale health in a non-invasive way. While this development is ...

A beluga whale found in Arctic Norway wearing a harness that suggests links to a military facility in Russia is so tame that residents can pet the mammal on its nose.The white whale found frolicking ...

In order to monitor the health of whales, scientists have been flying drones over Arctic waters to collect the creatures’ breath. The new technique has helped detect a deadly pathogen called cetacean ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian made has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials and prompted speculation that the animal may have come ...

Scientists have discovered a new, much less invasive method for testing whales for pathogens. In the past, scientists needed ...

In a remote bay in northern Norway, a peaceful walk turns into something haunting—massive whale bones scattered across the beach. But the real shock comes when the shoreline reveals a second story: ...

Whales, dolphins and porpoises in the economy and culture of peasant fishermen in Norway, Orkney, Shetland, Faeroe Islands and Iceland, ca. 900-1900 A.D., and Norse Greenland, ca. 1000-1500 A.D. / by ...