Can you imagine capturing a narwhal? That’s one way scientists in the Arctic study the mysterious and hard-to-find whales. Just off a rocky beach, they set out a whale-size net marked with a bright ...

What are the narwhals up to? Generally, we don't really know! They are mysterious creatures. NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce talks... Narwhal sightings are rare. Scientists just saw ...

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 ...

For one of the most mysterious animals in the oceans, size really does matter. That's the upshot of a new study that finally answers why, unlike every other whale alive today, narwhals evolved their ...

A band of beluga whales took in a lost narwhal and made it one of their own, researchers said after discovering the lone whale swimming and playing with its new friends. The narwhal was discovered in ...

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 ...

One quiet evening not too long ago, Kristin Laidre was standing on a rocky beach, peering out of a fjord dotted with icebergs. The water looked strangely still under the nighttime sun. "It's great ...

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. When it ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- 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 ...

Documents obtained through freedom of information requests by The Narwhal and shared with CBC News show hundreds of animals ...