Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Narwhal ...

The narwhal's spiraling tusk has a way of hypnotizing those who study it. The 17th-century Danish zoologist Olaus Wörm, for example, grew fascinated with these ivory spars, struggling to unveil their ...

Once said to possess magic powers, narwhal tusks were sold as unicorn horns centuries ago, and still today some mystique surrounds the overgrown tooth protruding from this unique whale's head.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sara Tabin is a science contributor writing about animals. There’s no evidence that narwhals have magic horns, but their tusks are ...

The Newport Beach-based Coast Guard cutter Narwhal and its crew of 11 are prepared to respond to any kind of emergency this busy Memorial Day weekend, according to its commanding officer. Home-ported ...

A 10-week-old Golden Retriever puppy in Missouri is winning people over around the globe after a photo of him and the tail growing out of his forehead went viral on Facebook. Narwhal — who has ...

After receiving 300 adoption requests and several death threats over his unique appearance, Narwhal the "unicorn" puppy has found a forever home with the rescuer who made him famous. The adorable ...

In the late 1800s, famed explorer Robert Edwin Peary — the man credited with leading the first expedition to reach the North Pole — returned from his Arctic excursion with a unique souvenir: the long, ...

Third-party iOS Reddit app Narwhal introduced a $4-per-month subscription plan that will take effect in the next week or two. The developer announced the plans Tuesday on Reddit (via The Verge). The ...

Skull was donated by an Inuit hunter in 1990. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- A mysterious whale skull came from the first and only known hybrid of a beluga and a narwhal, a new ...