By the beginning of the 18th century, English Nantucketers had ... Archaeologists had located the underwater wreck of a 19th-century whaling vessel and solved a Nantucket mystery.

Centuries-old ship logs from whaling vessels are helping scientists chart a more sustainable path in the face of extreme ...

The population of bowhead whales in the region saw a drastic decline. By the end of the 18th century, whaling ships would go whole seasons without spotting a single whale. Today, the number of ...

By the end of the 18th century, so many had been killed that whaling stations were in decline. Most shut down by the early 20th century, and the southern right whale all but disappeared from the ...

The Rochester Police Badges with Books Storytime returns to the Library at 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 16. Chief Assad and his officers are taking on the “Wonky Donkey” Challenge. They will attempt ...

The craft began in the mid 18th century and lasted until a ban on commercial whaling. Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World is created by ...