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 ...

With these viral stories of exploding whales, why aren’t they able to be removed before they actually explode? Whales are big—that’s the primary issue. And usually when they strand, they don’t strand ...

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...

Sometimes whales explode. And sometimes we explode whales. Either way, it's gross. Tumbler Ridge family receives death threats after daughter killed in tragedy The three costly purchases that retirees ...