SHARON, Conn. (AP) — The narwhal is one of the most mythical and unusual members of the whale family, with its left front tooth, or tusk, that juts about 8 feet into the air, resembling an ivory ...

Narwhals have fascinated and confounded humans for centuries. Now an exhibition at Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum is diving into the mystery, history and science of these elusive tusked ...

It was a mystery for nearly 30 years. A hunter turned over a whale skull that appeared to share the characteristics of both a beluga whale and a narwhal. Scientists were stumped.