In the decades since, the “Exploding Whale” has gone from a cautionary tale to a beloved piece of Oregon lore. The 55th ...

The explosion that sent huge chunks of whale blubber sailing into the sky is being brought to a whole new audience in a new ...

Fifty-five years ago, the State of Oregon made history by blowing up an eight-ton whale carcass on a beach in Florence.

It’s been 55 years since Oregon state officials’ plan to obliterate a beached whale that washed up near Florence ended with a ...

Thar she blows! The infamous intentional exploding of a whale carcass continues to ring through the halls of Oregon’s history ...

Despite that, and despite the fact that KATU’s remastered clip of the explosion—uploaded in 2020—has more than 22 million views on YouTube, the exploding whale still feels like a private joke among ...

We’re celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Exploding Whale! That story from the 1970s inspired some local filmmakers to ...

The robots can hover over marine mammals and gather all sorts of information in a way that’s less invasive to the animals ...