Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New sampling techniques allow researchers to better monitor pathogens in whale populations. They used humpback whales and sperm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Researchers have unlocked a new method of studying whale health thanks to drone technology. However, their ...

Scientists took samples from whale blow, identifying possible disease risks for marine mammals in northern seas. By Alexa Robles-Gil In northern Norway, scientists detected a disease-causing virus in ...

New sampling techniques allow researchers to better monitor pathogens in whale populations. They used humpback whales and sperm whales as indicator species. Samples showed that 4 percent of the ...

Thanks to a new sampling technique, scientists can now monitor whale health in a non-invasive way. While this development is obviously exciting, it has also revealed a worrying presence in Arctic ...