Photographer Daniel Botelho braved the North Pole's freezing waters to capture this rare image of a narwhal, seen here on June 16, 2013. (Credit: Daniel Botelho) Forget about swimming with dolphins.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (CNN) — Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — Using drones, scientists were able to see previously unreported interactions between narwhals and found that they ...

Much of what we know about animals in remote parts of the ocean comes from eavesdropping on them; quite literally. Underwater passive acoustic recording is vital for researchers to monitor and study ...

A recent study of the genetic history of narwhals reveals these medium-sized Arctic-dwelling whales face an uncertain future, thanks to climate change Narwhals (Monodon monoceros). (Credit: Glenn ...

A pod of narwhals in Scoresby Sound, East Greenland, where the study took place. (Photo by C. Egevang) A large male narwhal raises his tusk as he catches his breath before diving in Scoresby Sound.

As melting ice opens east Greenland to petroleum prospectors and cruises, scientists are rushing to study the noises made by a remote population of toothed whales. By JoAnna Klein You’d think that ...

Narwhals — the unicorns of the sea — show a weird fear response after being entangled in nets. Scientists say this unusual reaction to human-induced stress might restrict blood flow to the brain and ...

Narwhals can’t pick whether to freeze or flee after being caught in human hunting nets – and that reaction can put them in grave danger, according to a new study of the marine mammals. The discovery, ...

(CNN) — Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish during feeding but also engage in what appears to be playful behavior, ...

The reaction of narwhals to the loud noise from seismic air guns used in oil exploration involves a disruption of the normal physiological response to intense exercise as the animals try to escape the ...

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