Luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOTs) are among the universe's brightest and fastest explosions but their origin is not completely understood. A new study takes a closer look at the galaxies ...

A whale carcass was found floating in the middle of a major New York City-area port that’s one of the busiest in the country. The dead whale bobbed in the Newark Bay throughout Thursday afternoon ...

A dead whale was found floating Thursday afternoon in the Newark Bay, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. The species and length of the whale were not confirmed as of 4:30 p.m. as the ...

The gray whale, which some locals affectionately named Willapa Willy, was found on Saturday afternoon after first being spotted swimming up the Willapa River last week. By Livia Albeck-Ripka The young ...

A young gray whale that stunned southwest Washington residents by swimming about 20 miles up the Willapa River this week has died, according to Cascadia Research Collective. In a Facebook update ...

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. — A deadly explosion and fire at a home in Troy, Illinois, prompted a massive emergency response late Sunday night. It happened at a home in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road.

This photo provided by Cascadia Research Collective shows a gray whale swimming in the Willapa River near Willapa Bay, April 1. (Cascadia Research Collective via AP) A juvenile gray whale that amazed ...

A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an official with a marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven the ...

Just two days after a young gray whale stunned southwest Washington by swimming about 20 miles up the Willapa River, two adult gray whales washed ashore dead Friday at Ocean Shores, about 20 miles ...

A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an official with a marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven ...