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A pod of narwhals in Melville Bay, Greenland. Image via Kristin Laidre/University of Washington. Narwhals – called “unicorns of the sea” because of the long tusks protruding from their heads – are ...

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 ...

Narwhals, one of Earth’s most novel animals, may also be the most threatened by the thawing of the Arctic. The thick ice that covers the Arctic Ocean is shrinking more in the summers and rebounding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Paul Nicklen The internet still has a soft spot for narwhals. After wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen shared a set ...

On a remote fjord in northwest Greenland, traditional Inuit hunting techniques are being used to affix tiny, high-tech satellite transmitters onto narwhals — a kind of Arctic whale famous for its long ...

Narwhals are some of the most elusive creatures in the ocean, spending most of their lives in deep water far from shore. But research being presented at the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting here on Monday ...

The meme sums it up: Narwhals, swimming in the ocean and causing a commotion, really are awesome. The “unicorns of the sea” have fascinated mariners and royalty for centuries, yet scientists still don ...

Narwhals are often referred to as the ‘unicorns of the sea’ because of the unicorn-esque tusks they grow on their heads. There’s no question that the narwhal’s discernible tusk makes it one of the ...

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 ...