Scientists Use Drones to Detect Virus in Arctic Whales

Scientists have found a new way to study whales using drones.

Instead of taking skin samples, which can hurt the whales, they used drones to collect breath samples from whales in the Arctic.

This helped them find a virus called cetacean morbillivirus, which can make whales very sick.

The virus was found in humpback, sperm, and fin whales.

The scientists hope that by studying more whales over time, they can learn how the virus spreads and how things like pollution and climate change affect the whales.

This is important because the virus can cause whales to get very sick and even die.