James Deutsch | Senior Content Coordinator, Smithsonian’s America at 250 Book Project Marine biologists may be able to tell us why the narwhal has a distinctive spiraling tusk, but their scientific ...

The magnificent narwhal — a beast that has inspired monarchs and intrigued scientists — has quite the reputation. The spotted whales, found mostly in Greenland and Canada, are striking because of a ...

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the development process behind the new exhibition, “Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend” on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Laura ...

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Every year, a new growth layer is added to the narwhal's spiraled tusk. The individual layers act as an archive of data that reveals what and where the animal has eaten, providing a glimpse of how the ...

These majestic creatures make their homes in the dark, frigid waters of the Arctic. In fact, narwhal are some of the deepest swimming creatures, diving to at least 800 meters (2,625 feet) over 15 ...