Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. With their long, spiral tusks, narwhals (Monodon monoceros) look ...

Narwhals are among the most elusive creatures in the ocean, with their long, spiralling tusks giving them an almost mythological quality. And whilst many people would pay good money to see these ...

Newly published drone footage sheds light into narwhal behavior and provides the first-ever evidence of the animals engaging in play, according to a new study. Screengrab from Florida Atlantic ...

Narwhals are incredibly elusive, living in some of the most remote and frigid waters on Earth, making them notoriously difficult to study. Now, a breakthrough study has revealed exactly what these ...

Researchers observed a number of surprising behaviors by the ivory-sporting whales during an expedition with drones in the Canadian High Arctic. By Kaleigh Rogers For an animal with an ivory appendage ...

If you ever want a chance to see a 82-inch narwhal tusk up close, look no further than Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester’s EcoTarium, a science and nature museum, has received a donation of a rare ...

The cold waters of the Arctic are home to an unusual whale that you might have heard of, the narwhal. Narwhals have a long, sharp tusk that juts out of their heads. As NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce ...

“Narwhals are known for their ‘tusking’ behavior, where two or more of them simultaneously raise their tusks almost vertically out of the water, crossing them in what may be a ritualistic behavior to ...