Oregon is known nationally for its trees and outdoor recreation, but what about the exploding whale? In November 1970, a dead sperm whale washed up on a beach near Florence on the Oregon Coast. To get ...

An Oregon highway engineer who blew up a dead beached whale with a half-ton of dynamite in 1970 has died at the age of 84. George Thomas Thornton gained national attention over the exploding whale, ...

It’s that time of year again, when the community of Florence and exploding-whale lovers across the globe memorialize the famous whale occurrence. It happened one fateful afternoon on the shores of ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals "like balloons", to avoid them exploding as they decompose on Golden Bay ...

Oysters are a delicacy that connects people across time and coasts, and they are a bedrock of the Pacific Northwest diet.Though available year-round, they have Family of Eric Tamiyasu seeks justice as ...

There are few things more romantic than a dead, beached whale that's full of gas. Enter Killam as Darren, an older surfer who urges Gadget to skip the bonfire and meet him on the beach by an unusual ...

The story used to be that Sufjan Stevens was going to write an album for every state in the U.S. After his successful and well-reviewed albums about Michigan and Illinois, fans looked to the indie ...

Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source. As far as deep-sea ...

Ashlee Buzzard arrested in murder of daughter Melodee: 'Cold-blooded' Reese Witherspoon and daughter Ava look so alike in photo, fans are genuinely confused Oklahoma teaching assistant fired after ...