In a study published this week in the journal Nature, researchers found that the key to the whales’ lifespans is a ...

The bowhead whale is the world’s longest-living mammal, sometimes making it to a staggering 200 years old. How does it do it?

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...

A cold-activated protein that mends damaged DNA could play a part in keeping the bowhead whale in tip-top shape.

Is the key to living over 200 hidden in the icy sea of the Arctic? The bowhead whale, an 80,000-kilogram insulating blubber ...

Some whales are more than 100 years old, smashing previously estimated life expectancies, according to new research. Researchers examining southern right whales found that the median life span for the ...

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years ...

Researchers discovered that bowhead whales achieve extraordinary longevity and cancer resistance through highly efficient and ...

How bowhead whales live so long. Researchers have uncovered a protein that enhances DNA repair and might explai ...