Scientists used drones to identify genetic material from a virus in Arctic whales that has historically caused serious ...

Scientists studying whales in the Arctic have uncovered a potentially lethal virus using an unusual new technique. The ...

Scientists in the Arctic are catching the exhaled breaths of whales to better understand their health. How? Drones. Whales breathe through their blowholes, which are the equivalent of nostrils on ...

Scientists used drones to collect whale breath and detect harmful viruses early, helping protect whales in Arctic waters.

Whale breath collected by drones is giving clues to the health of wild humpbacks and other whales. Scientists flew drones ...

Whales breed in specific areas deep beneath the Arctic Circle ice, reveals new research. Scientists used state of the art AI ...

The virus causes severe respiratory, neurological and immune damage, and has triggered multiple mass mortality events ...

Drone sampling of exhaled wild humpback breath has confirmed whale virus circulating above the Arctic Circle A potentially deadly whale virus – known as cetacean morbillivirus – has been found in the ...

Killer whales, also known as orcas, have officially made the Arctic Ocean their home — something that was nearly impossible until now. Historically, thick ice sheets blocked the whales from venturing ...

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 ...

Beyond rising temperatures, the indirect effects of global warming, such as greater human activity in the region, add further ...

Learn how drone-based sampling is opening a new window into whale health in remote Arctic regions.