Narwhals have fascinated and confounded humans for centuries. Now an exhibition at Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum is diving into the mystery, history and science of these elusive tusked “unicorns of the ...

The long, spiral tusks of narwhals could be used by these Arctic whales to stun or even kill prey, according to wildlife researchers who have spied on these elusive creatures using drones. They ...

As much as I applaud scientific research that reveals nature’s secrets, I feel a sense of satisfaction when some natural mysteries remain mysteries. The narwhal is my favorite example. Narwhals are a ...

Narwhals have been caught on camera colliding with deep ocean monitors. The mysterious toothed whale species native to the Arctic have been involved in “hundreds” of incidents with underwater ...