A team has created an interactive dashboard called WhaleVis, which lets users map data on global whale catches and whaling routes from 1880 to 1986. Scientists can compare this historical data and its ...

NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford Whaling Museum is displaying eight panels of Charles Sidney Raleigh’s seminal masterpiece, "Panorama of a Whaling Voyage." The goal of the exhibition is to raise funds ...

19th-century whalers sailed the world’s seas hunting their giant prey for oil-producing blubber. But they were also fueling the New England economy — at its peak in 1880, the industry was bringing in ...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum held an "Open Doors" celebration on June 12. The museum is celebrating the beginning of its $31.5 million Welcome and Exhibition Center. The museum has seen its highest ...

There is always an intense interest felt in all adventures on the sea. Those who are accustomed to it, and peculiar fascinations as well as dangers have their thoughts and emotions attracted by their ...

Despite a 1986 moratorium on whaling, Japan hunts whales for scientific reasons. Excess meat is sold for consumption, leading critics to call the program a mere cover for commercial hunts. Norway and ...

Even though they're the largest animals on earth, whales remain difficult to track. So experts often turn to historical whaling data to inform current research. A dataset maintained by the ...