Wind and ocean conditions recently moved the sperm whale remains to a lava flat along the Kona Coast on the west side of the island, where large predators such as tiger sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks ...

The winner of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 “almost chose itself by being so good,” judges remarked, as a photo of seal pups takes top honors ...

A newborn sperm whale calf, the youngest ever recorded in England and Wales, has been discovered dead on a scenic beach in ...

Rob Deaville, project manager for Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said the decomposed whale "must have re-floated" and was found again at ...

A long-term study using DNA from whale scat has revealed surprising complexity in the diets of southern Alaska’s fish-eating killer whales.

Mediterranean sperm whales are endangered, with only 250–2,500 estimated remaining, and face threats from driftnets, plastic pollution, and seismic surveys.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand says she is monitoring a serious and rapidly evolving situation in Mexico and ...

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to study sperm whale clicks. These clicks, called codas, show structured ...

A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.

Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean's most enigmatic inhabitants—rarely seen and largely unstudied. They live far offshore in small groups, diving in search of squid and fish.