Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Narwhals ...

The creatures are sensitive to noises from shipping and oil exploration. Olivia Rosane is a freelance writer who focuses on environmental issues. Her work has appeared in EcoWatch, YES!, and Real Life ...

Narwhals have been having a moment in the last few years. These elusive “unicorns of the sea" have graduated from unappreciated Arctic animals to become meme bait, plushies and the subject of a really ...

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.

Scientists were able to capture rare audio of narwhal vocalizations as several swam through a fjord in Greenland, and they discovered that these elusive whales make some familiar sounds underwater.

This is a part of Oceans Month, where we explore the science throughout the world’s oceans and meet the people who study them. Want to dive in with us? Find all of our stories here. The narwhal has ...

(CN) — As climate change continues to melt Arctic sea ice, a new study on Wednesday suggests increasing ship traffic and seismic airgun blasts negatively impact the region’s narwhals. In the study ...

Researchers say narwhals in Nunavut’s Eclipse Sound exhibit behaviour changes within 20 kilometres of ships New research on narwhals in Nunavut’s Eclipse Sound suggests the animals may be more ...

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.

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 ...