The in-depth story of the Exploding Whale Incident. In 1970, the sleepy town of Florence, Oregon, witnessed one of the most bizarre news spectacles ever recorded: The infamous 'Exploding Whale ...

Ten people were taken to hospitals and dozens were displaced after an explosion and transformer fire at a Denver assisted living facility, officials said.

Due to decomposition and the risk of explosion from accumulated gases inside the whale, the beach was cordoned off about 50 meters in front of it. Focus Online reported that extreme caution is ...

A man was briefly scooped up in the mouth of a humpback whale while kayaking off the coast of southern Chile in an extraordinary moment caught on video. Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his ...

The last time so many false killer whales were stranded in Tasmania was 50 years ago in June 1974 when a pod of 160 to 170 were found at Black River beach on the island’s northern coast. It’s ...

Norway has hunted whales in its own waters for centuries, but key technological advances, such as the exploding harpoon cannon, developed by its whalers in the 19 th century, enabled the expansion of ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. On Saturday last week, Adrian Simancas was ...

When the whale was at 150 feet or less, he would sight and fire the harpoon gun on the bow. Once the 140 pound harpoon with an exploding head had been fired into the whale, it was secured to the ...