The drones carry Petri dishes and hover over the blowholes of northern whales. Droplets of their respiratory fluid land on ...

Arctic marine life is notoriously difficult to study because of its remoteness. But drones have enabled whales to be monitored and diagnosed while being minimally invasive, according to a new study.

Scientists took samples from whale blow, identifying possible disease risks for marine mammals in northern seas.

Scientists studying whales in the Arctic have uncovered a potentially lethal virus using an unusual new technique. The ...

Scientists flew drones with petri dishes above several species of whales in northern seas to collect samples of whale blow, ...

In this study, morbillivirus signatures were identified in humpback whales sampled in northern Norway, as well as in a sperm whale that appeared unwell and a stranded pilot whale. Together, the ...

Scientists used drones to identify genetic material from a virus in Arctic whales that has historically caused serious ...

Scientists used drones to collect whale breath and detect harmful viruses early, helping protect whales in Arctic waters.

Scientists in the Arctic are catching the exhaled breaths of whales to better understand their health. How? Drones. Whales breathe through their blowholes, which are the equivalent of nostrils on ...

Whales breed in specific areas deep beneath the Arctic Circle ice, reveals new research. Scientists used state of the art AI ...

Beyond rising temperatures, the indirect effects of global warming, such as greater human activity in the region, add further ...