A study of ten narwhal tusks reveals how the animals are responding to a swiftly changing Arctic. ©Paul Nicklen / paulnicklen.com Male narwhals grow spiraling tusks throughout their lives that can ...

Known as the "unicorns of the sea," narwhals are fleeing Canada's far north. Researchers suspect a link to noise pollution ...

Most Americans associate fall with football and raking leaves, but in the Arctic this season is about ice. Every year, floating sea ice in the Arctic thins and melts in spring and summer, then ...

Alright, let’s dive into the icy deep end and talk about narwhals, the straight-up dopest creatures cruising the Arctic waters. These bad boys are like the unicorns of the sea, rocking a long, spiral ...

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Narwhals have fascinated and confounded humans for centuries. Now an exhibition at Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum is diving into the mystery, history and science of these elusive tusked “unicorns of the ...

Researchers have used mathematical models based on chaos theory to analyze the movements of a pod of satellite-tagged narwhals. Around solar noon, narwhals rest nearer the surface and take deep dives.

Researchers have long debated what the 10-foot-long tooth that erupts from a narwhal’s head is actually for. Perhaps it has something to do with sexual selection, and males with longer horns attract ...

Donna Hauser receives funding from the North Pacific Research Board, Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub, Moore Foundation, and Collaborative Alaska Arctic Studies Program. Harry Stern receives ...

Cold-climate animals are remarkably adaptable creatures, specialized for survival in some of the harshest temperatures in our environment. Species like arctic hares, emperor penguins, polar bears, ...