At first glance, a whale skeleton might seem like a mere relic of the past. However, that of KOBO, a blue whale, reveals an unexpected surprise. Despite its death more than twenty years ago, its ...

FacebookThe skeleton is estimated to be between 3,000 and 5,000 years old. In early November, scientists in Thailand discovered the fossilized remains of a Bryde’s whale. The skeleton was not ...

Mar. 15—The 47-foot fin whale that washed up on the Anchorage mudflats in November, drawing hundreds of visitors and becoming a citywide phenomenon, has found a permanent home at a Wasilla museum.

As the whale hall at the Natural History Museum undergoes a deep clean and refresh, we take a peek behind the scenes at how our conservators have been cleaning one of the biggest specimens on display: ...