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 ...

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 ...

With a fabled ability to purify tainted water or heal ailments, the narwhal's spiraling tusk was highly coveted during the Middle Ages when it was mistaken for a unicorn's horn. As narwhals (Monodon ...

The Arctic's iconic narwhal, renowned for its long, spiral tusk, is one of nature's most fascinating creatures. Yet, few have witnessed how these elusive animals use their tusks in the wild. The ...

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources found that narwhals face an additional threat. The whale species is “highly affected” by noises from ...

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.