That is why the huge creature that now awes visitors in the Sea Hall of the National Museum of Natural History-the second blue whale to be displayed there in this century-is not a stuffed whale.

Until now, the blue whale was widely considered to be the ... Nicholas Pyenson, a paleontologist at the Smithsonian National ...

In 2021, researchers identified a new whale species and are now scrambling to save their natural habitat By Danna Staaf This adult Rice's whale skull at the National Museum of Natural History is ...

The whale after it stranded in 1891. This is one of very few images of the whale alive that survive. Image: National Museum of Ireland. The group beat the whale with metal bars in a crude attempt to ...

The Maine State Museum is preparing to reopen with a centerpiece whale skeleton exhibit, marking a major step in its ...

Whale carcasses take decades to fully decompose and can provide food for an entire ecosystem on the dark depths of the ocean floor. Dr Adrian Glover, a Museum expert in deep-sea biodiversity, sheds ...

formerly known as the Alaska Museum of Transportation and Industry, secured permission from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to use the whale’s bones for a future articulated ...