On November 12, 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon, posing a major disposal challenge. The Oregon Highway Division decided to blow it up with half a ton of dynamite ...

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. The ...