Calif. Whales Provide New Information Updated: Mon, May 21, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Scientists observing the wayward wanderings of two humpback whales in a California river have more to celebrate than their return to the Pacific Ocean - the duo provided an unexpected opportunity to study the endangered species. The information scientists gathered includes sound... Read More

The ghost of Point Hope's past Updated: Tue, Jun 6, 2006 This is a tale about a whale, a ghost and the sea. The Inupiat people of Point Hope, Alaska, tell a story about the creation of their homeland that starts with the touch of a raven on the back of a black-and-white bowhead whale. The whale transforms into the homeland of the Inupiat Eskimos on the edge of the... Read More