Drones discover deadly virus in Arctic whales’ breath

A deadly virus has been found in the breath of whales, and it is causing mass deaths among the mammals in the Arctic Circle. Researchers used drones to fly special equipment through  exhaled droplets, known as ‘blows’, which are released when whales come up to breathe through their blowholes. So, what did the researchers find?  (Picture: Getty) They detected a highly infectious virus, known as cetacean morbillivirus, which has been linked to mass strandings of whales and dolphins worldwide.