Exploration for deep-sea minerals in the Clarion Clipperton Zone threatens to disrupt an unexpectedly rich ecosystem of ...

Sperm whale clicking might not sound like much in a recording, but their vocalizations are the loudest on Earth, with these ...

Sperm whales, the largest predators of the ocean, dive deep into the abyss, where no human dares to venture, and face off ...

Off the Caribbean island of Dominica, Cecilia Vega dove into efforts to create a preserve to protect sperm whales and ...

Cecilia Vega describes what it was like snorkeling with sperm whales 04:14 "I'm in the pinch-me phase. I can't believe I get to actually work here and call this place home now," newest 60 Minutes ...

In a new study, Cartwright and a team of strandings specialists documented how a “companion whale” tries to help when an individual humpback whale gets entangled in fishing gear. 3:47 ...

To learn more about the fascinating worlds of several species, including belugas, humpbacks, and sperm whales, check out his cover story on whale culture in the May issue of National Geographic.

The baleen came from a North Atlantic right whale nicknamed Stumpy who died in 2004 after colliding with a ship – a common cause of death among right whales. When scientists necropsied her corpse, ...