The Iñupiat people of Alaska have long said that bowhead whales live two human lifetimes. That oral knowledge turned out to be conservative. Scientific measurements using multiple methods have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animals with long lifespans tend to reproduce extremely slowly. Els Vermeulen Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well ...

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years while staying remarkably disease resistant. How does one of the largest ...

Populations of bowhead whales were able to hide from hunters under ice, a new study finds, saving them from extinction. But ...

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient? By Carl Zimmer For more than 1,000 years, the ...

An international study led by Adelaide University has found bowhead whale populations are recovering only in stocks where ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A group of whales may be forced into the path of ships as a result of climate change, research has found. The population ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Recent research on bowhead whale DNA repair has led to one ...