The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach closed over fears the bodies will fill with gas and explode as they decompose. The ...

In 1970, officials in Florence, Oregon, tried to dispose of a beached whale using dynamite—sparking one of the strangest and most infamous events in news history. Heavy snow warning as up to 10 inches ...

A beached whale washed ashore at Rockaway Beach Monday morning. An aerial survey team notified the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society about a whale carcass floating offshore approximately 15 miles ...

The dead humpback whale 'Timmy' off the Danish coast is at risk of exploding. Authorities now plan to tow it out to open sea.

A juvenile humpback whale became stranded on the Oregon Coast after getting entangled in fishing gear. Despite rescue efforts from multiple organizations, the 10-ton whale could not be returned to the ...