A bowhead whale and calf swim in an open-water lead in the Arctic Ocean in this undated photo. (Photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) A line of pink lingers above the ...

Quincy Adams slices through bowhead whale meat to distribute to his family and community members in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), AK on April 24, 2024. (Valerie Lake/Alaska Public Media). For the Aaluk ...

I met two Inupiat whaling captains during my first month in Barrow, Alaska. I had arrived in early January 1997. Aside from a glow on the horizon at midday, daylong darkness still prevailed. The ...

John Craighead George is an Arctic whale scientist studying bowhead whales in Barrow, Alaska. He conducts his research in harmony with the cultural traditions of the Iñupiaq Eskimos, natives to the ...