Off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica, diver Nigel Seraphin helped save the life of a baby sperm whale. In ...

Ancient tools made from whale bones dating back 20,000 years were found in Spain. The study reveals both early human use of ...

Artifacts found at archeological sites in France and Spain along the Bay of Biscay shoreline show that humans have been crafting tools from whale bones since more than 20,000 years ago, illustrating ...

As one of the Earth’s largest animals, it should come as no surprise that the gray whale is also equipped with one of the planet’s largest penises. In the case of gray whales, size also comes with ...

It had long been speculated, but never proven, that sperm whales hunt on the bottom of the ocean floor. "The Americas" team finally proved the theory right. Marine scientists had long speculated ...

HILTON HEAD — Trained professionals are working to keep a sperm whale comfortable before euthanizing it after the whale beached itself on the barrier island. The 31-foot, 20-ton sperm whale ...

Sperm whales, the planet’s largest toothed predator, have incredibly complex social structures and cultural practices. During a recent WWF-backed research expedition around Greece’s northwestern ...

Lauren H. DeLoach of South Carolina admitted to importing more than $18,000 worth of sperm whale parts from Australia, Latvia, Norway and Ukraine, prosecutors said. By Johnny Diaz A South Carolina ...

Hal Whitehead, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, says videos of sperm whale carcasses, like the one taken in Newfoundland this week, can help scientists figure out where to ...

A dead whale has washed up on the beach at Fort Morgan on the Alabama coast. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab confirmed a sperm whale carcass washed up along the shore in Fort Morgan, WKRG-TV reported.

Population decline: Between 2009 and 2015, the population of sperm whales in the central Gulf of California ranged between 20 and 167 individuals, with a total "super population" of 354 whales ...

Off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica, sperm whales are making a big splash. Swim alongside them and you may find yourself hooked. Maggie Shipstead is a New York Times best-selling and ...