EMERALD ISLE, N.C. — A whale calf died after swallowing a balloon and becoming stranded on a North Carolina beach last month. Beachgoers at Emerald Isle reported a live Gervais’ beaked whale in ...

At the end of October, a Gervais’ Beaked Whale washed up on Emerald Isle. She was about a year old and weighed just over 670 pounds. Over a dozen scientists gathered together to figure out her cause ...

A ten-foot whale that washed up on a beach in North Carolina is believed to have died after ingesting a party balloon. The Gervais' beaked whale was first reported in the shallows of Emerald Isle ...

The natural world is rife with opportunities to contextualize our own existence. Perhaps no instance of this is more jarring though than being dwarfed by the sheer size of some of our fellow earthly ...

A team of paleontologists has announced the discovery of an Eocene-era whale it believes may be the heaviest animal to ever live, surpassing the extant blue whale in mass. The behemoth is named ...

The heaviest animal to have ever lived may have been an ancient colossal whale that was recently discovered in Peru, scientists said. Scientists have been digging up massive fossils of the new species ...

The death of a beloved white beluga whale has turned into a mystery in Norway as animal rights groups speculate whether he was actually assassinated. The beluga, nicknamed Hvaldimir, rose to fame in ...

Move over, blue whale. You've been demoted. Scientists have discovered what they say could be the heaviest animal that ever lived on Earth: a gigantic ancient whale that may have been two to three ...

There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the scales.

At the end of October, a Gervais’ Beaked Whale washed up on Emerald Isle. She was about a year old and weighed just over 670 pounds. Over a dozen scientists gathered together to figure out her cause ...

The heaviest animal to have ever lived may have been an ancient colossal whale that was recently discovered in Peru, scientists said. Scientists have been digging up massive fossils of the new species ...