Not long after I began contributing to Hagerty eight years ago, I wrote a detailed four-part piece on electrical relays and how they work in cars. You can still find the articles here (Part I: Why We ...

Scientists in New Zealand recently performed the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale. They made a number of discoveries. Photo from the Department of Conservation This summer, a male ...

This summer, a male spade-toothed whale — the world’s rarest whale species — washed ashore in New Zealand, astonishing scientists and observers. The animal’s sleek, well-preserved body, which measured ...

Anton van Helden, an expert on some of the world’s rarest whales, was sitting on the couch in July recovering from surgery, when a photo flashed on his phone that would change the course of his career ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists and ...

Scientists in New Zealand have begun a historic dissection of the rarest whale species in the world. The discovery of a male spade-toothed whale—which washed up near the fishing village of Taieri ...

Beaked whales are a little-known group of whales named for their dolphin-like beak. New Zealand is a hotspot with 13 of the 24 known species being found here. Report injured, stranded or dead whales ...

This Whale Species Is So Rare It's Never Been Seen Alive. A Dissection May Decode Its Mysteries WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted.

Jim Fyfe and Tūmai Cassidy walk alongside a rare, male spade-toothed whale, being moved by Trevor King. Credit: New Zealand Department of Conservation – CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. A group of ...

Pricey dino. The largest, most complete stegosaurus ever found sold for a record US$44.6 million at auction. The giant, 150-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed Apex, is 3.4 metres tall and 8.2 metres ...