A limited necropsy of a 52-ton sperm whale that washed up on Nantucket was conducted Nov. 21. What was found, and where were ...

After a massive sperm whale washed ashore on Nantucket, responders are examining it and making plans for what comes next.

Since he was a kid John Pendergrast has had a fascination with the ocean and its apex inhabitants. “I was a big Jacques Cousteau fan growing up,” said Pendergrast, who spends most of his free time ...

A sperm whale, the world’s largest-toothed animal, showed up just 11 miles outside of the Long Beach Harbor this week, hanging out in 900 feet of water on Tuesday, April 9. “It was amazing,” said ...

SEASIDE, Ore. — An adult male sperm whale that washed ashore between Del Ray and Sunset Beach was hit by a vessel, according to a necropsy performed by researchers. The nearly 53-foot whale washed ...

The legislation would require NOAA to draw maps of current and future habitat for sperm whales and baleen whales. A bipartisan House bill introduced Wednesday would require NOAA Fisheries to conduct ...

SEASIDE, Ore. — An adult male sperm whale that washed ashore between Del Ray and Sunset Beach was hit by a vessel, according to a necropsy performed by researchers. The nearly 53-foot whale washed ...

A sperm whale, the world’s largest-toothed animal, showed up just 11 miles outside of the Long Beach Harbor this week, hanging out in 900 feet of water on Tuesday, April 9. “It was amazing,” said ...

(Reuters) - The various species of whales inhabiting Earth's oceans employ different types of vocalizations to communicate. Sperm whales, the largest of the toothed whales, communicate using bursts of ...

Whales use complex communication systems we still don’t understand, a trope exploited in sci-fi shows like Apple TV’s Extrapolations. That show featured a humpback whale (voiced by Meryl Streep) ...