Scientists have collected "blow" samples from wild humpback, sperm, and fin whales in Northern Norway using drones.

Drones have been used to successfully collect samples from the exhaled breath—or "blow"—from wild humpback, sperm and fin whales in northern Norway, hailing a new era of non-invasive health monitoring ...

Samples of whale 'blows' confirmed the presence of cetacean morbillivirus, which affects both whales, dolphins and porpoises.

If bowhead whales produce particularly varied and diverse calls in one area, it is very likely that the area is a breeding ...

This innovative technique, colloquially known as “snot-bot” sampling, allows us to understand whale health better than ever ...

Drones have been used to successfully collect samples from the exhaled breath of whales, revealing the first evidence of ...

Using an unusual method, researchers have detected a deadly virus in exhaled whale breath: drones capture droplets from the ...

The virus causes severe respiratory, neurological and immune damage, and has triggered multiple mass mortality events ...

Orcas are some of the ocean's most enigmatic and playful creatures, and they're not as elusive as you might think. Here's ...

The researchers used drones carrying sterile petri dishes to capture droplets from the exhaled breath of humpback, fin and ...

Just south of Laguna Beach on the Pacific Coast Highway, the small, oceanside town of Dana Point is set on steep bluffs above ...

Like corn kernels in slowly heating oil, the orca sightings began sparse and unpredictable. But at some imperceptible moment, ...