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 ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of plastic waste in its stomach, including drinking cups and flip-flops, a park official said Tuesday, ...

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center says erosion from the recent nor'easter is impeding investigation into what happened.

When a whale dies, its body can turn into a ticking time bomb. This video explains why whales explode, the science behind the buildup of gases, and some of the most infamous cases that shocked the ...