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For more than 60 years, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) was one of the ocean’s greatest mysteries.

A close encounter with a whale in the middle of the Atlantic was captured on video by a team of rowers. It happened as Will ...

Sperm whales are named after the waxy substance found in their large heads called spermaceti. The spermaceti is an oil sac ...

Living out of a truck camper on the beach sounds like a dream, but having a personal ocean alarm system makes it even better.

Residents and visitors in British Columbia have been experiencing a rare sight, thanks to a pod of killer whales engaging in ...

Free-diving instructor Emily Marzilli and her friends had a close encounter with a Bryde's whale while observing a large ...

An open-source whale tag that records sound, movement, and environmental data will enable scientists to study and decode ...

Scientists are using underwater microphones to study beaked whales, the ocean’s most elusive mammals. Echolocation clicks ...

The ghost shrimp that live in the sandy shores of Saratoga Passage, Port Susan and the Snohomish River estuary are an ...

Connecticut’s choice of the sperm whale as its official state animal might seem surprising. After all, this massive marine mammal is more often associated with the open oceans than the quiet harbors ...

Scientists photograph the elusive ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, the source of the BW43 echolocation pulse, for the first time.