The Museum's vast blue whale skeleton is more than just a specimen - it's a 4.5-tonne parcel of social history. The animal has been dead for more than 120 years, but the legend of the day it arrived ...

The Museum's recent decision to suspend a blue whale in a dramatic position from the Hintze Hall ceiling would probably have delighted Flower, who prioritised displaying specimens in beautiful and ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species.

Feeding while migrating is thought to be essential for a streamlined species like the pygmy blue whale that has less capacity to store fat and needs to feed to fuel its migrations. "Supplemental ...

Chaucer's Books will host local children’s author Robin Yardi for a reading of her latest book for kids “I Know the Whale,” 2 ...