An adult sperm whale washed ashore on the Oregon coast, and according to a necropsy conducted by researchers, it could have been hit by a vessel.

Paleolithic humans used whale bones as tools 20,000 years ago, the earliest evidence of marine tool-making discovered.

A 29-foot-long humpback whale found dead on a South Carolina beach suffered a horrific death when its head was bashed by a boat, an investigation has revealed.