A rare dwarf sperm whale mysteriously washed ashore in Australia, prompting an official investigation, according to news reports. Beachgoers in Adelaide — a city on the coast of South Australia — ...

A sperm whale’s tooth can weigh more than two pounds and they are illegally trafficked to be used as decorations and for carving.

Marine scientists are investigating yet another whale death after the carcass of a sperm whale washed up on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, one of at least a half dozen to wash ashore in ...

A system called "SAvE Whales," developed in Greece and tested in the Greek seas, aims to minimize the threat of ship strikes ...

The sperm whale on Cuttyhunk Island was a female measuring 32 feet long and weighing about 11 tons, Hedman said.

Migrating and local animals converge in the Atlantic Ocean off of South Carolina this time of year. Here’s what’s out beneath ...

Researchers are competing for multi-million dollar rewards in a race to be the first to develop AI that enables real-time ...

Discover the fascinating world of ambergris, a rare and valuable substance produced by sperm whales, prized in the perfume ...

Anglers off the coast of Honduras captured rare footage of a pod of orcas eating a sperm whale, according to a new study. Photo from Felix Rottmann, UnSplash While fishing off the coast of ...

Trading ivory from a hippopotamus, narwhal, killer whale and sperm whale has been banned in the UK as part of conservation efforts.

In Campbell Fraser’s immersive art installation, three sculpted sperm whales (the largest of the toothed whales), hang from ...

Marine scientists are investigating yet another whale death after the carcass of a sperm whale washed up on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, one of at least a half dozen to wash ashore in ...