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 ...

March 18 (UPI) --The unicorn-like tusk of the narwhal whale is an element in sexual selection, and size matters, a study published on Wednesday indicates. The male narwhal, which typically grows to ...

If you ever want a chance to see a 82-inch narwhal tusk up close, look no further than Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester’s EcoTarium, a science and nature museum, has received a donation of a rare ...

The narwhal-beluga hybrid skull. Mikkel Høegh Post/Natural History Museum Of Denmark In the 1980s, a subsistence hunter caught three unusual-looking whales in Greenland’s Disko Bay. They had flippers ...

WASHINGTON — For centuries Europeans sought out the ‘‘unicorn horn’’ — the long and straight tusk of the arctic-dwelling narwhal whale — for its perceived magical and curative capabilities. On Friday, ...