When a whale washes up on shore, it can become a massive ticking time bomb. Decomposing whales build up immense pressure, sometimes leading to violent explosions of gas, blubber, and guts. From ...

The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach closed over fears the bodies will fill with gas and explode as they decompose. An ...

Tuesday, November 12 denotes a remarkable day in Oregon history: 54 years since a dead whale was infamously blown up on a Florence beach, showering bystanders and cars with whale bits - and capturing ...