View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. A blue whale’s heart can beat as few as two times a minute. The discovery comes from data collected during researchers’ first few attempts to ...

Trace the 126-year journey of the blue whale from ... After the female whale was finally slain, the carcass was sold for £111, a huge sum that would be equivalent to many thousands of pounds today. In ...

So, what is the true story behind In the Heart of the Sea? Here’s everything to know about the real Essex whale attack — and the tragic events that followed. On Nov. 20, 1820, a whaling ship ...