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How P.T. Barnum Brought Beluga Whales to New York City

How P.T. Barnum Brought Beluga Whales to New York City

Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy on Museum Ethics and Animal Welfare in 19th Century America

By Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy | April 25, 2024

There’s a lot more hair than you think stored at the Library of Congress.

There’s a lot more hair than you think stored at the Library of Congress.

By James Folta | April 24, 2024

How the Resurgence of Whale Populations Impacts Our Ecosystem

How the Resurgence of Whale Populations Impacts Our Ecosystem

Christopher J. Preston on the History and Future of Whale Conservation

By Christopher J. Preston | February 22, 2023

Law of the Tongue: When Humans and Killer Whales Hunt Together

Law of the Tongue: When Humans and Killer Whales Hunt Together

Tom Mustill on the Unique Relationship Between a Pod and a Whaler

By Tom Mustill | September 7, 2022

On Finding Solace Among Nature’s Gentlest of Giants, the Gray Whale

On Finding Solace Among Nature’s Gentlest of Giants, the Gray Whale

"Even in the constant darkness of the polar winter, each aġviq finds plenty to sing about."

By Doreen Cunningham | July 14, 2022

Have We Lost Our Awe of the Flourishing Arctic?

Have We Lost Our Awe of the Flourishing Arctic?

Gretel Ehrlich on Yuri Rythkeu's Eulogy for the Chukchi Whale Hunt

By Gretel Ehrlich | February 24, 2020

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By Gabrielle Bellot | August 1, 2019

Where Do Whales Go When They Die?

By Nick Pyenson | June 29, 2018

Why Send Whale Song Into Space?

By Margret Grebowicz | September 15, 2017

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Moby-Dick Just Won't Die">

Moby-Dick Just Won't Die">5 Reasons Why Moby-Dick Just Won't Die

From Memes to Trump, the Great White Whale is Having a Moment

By Mark Beauregard | June 23, 2016

There Once Was a Dildo in Nantucket

There Once Was a Dildo in Nantucket

On the wives of whalers and their dildos, aka "he's-at-homes"

By Ben Shattuck | October 16, 2015

18 Writers Who Actually Almost Finished Reading Moby Dick

18 Writers Who Actually Almost Finished Reading Moby Dick

A Perfectly Sensible Whale-Themed Listicle

By Queen Mob | October 16, 2015

Traveling Deep Below the Surface of the Book

Traveling Deep Below the Surface of the Book

At the Intersection of Science, Art, and Fiction

By Literary Hub | June 11, 2015