Sperm whales are the largest toothed predators on Earth and among the deepest divers in the animal kingdom. These giants ...

Sperm whales have the largest brain of any living animal, weighing up to 9 kilograms (nearly 20 lbs), a key reason scientists believe they possess advanced communication and social intelligence. They ...

This documentary examines a prehistoric sperm whale species that hunted with enormous teeth rather than suction feeding. Fossil evidence reveals a skull built for powerful bites capable of targeting ...

In deep, tropical offshore waters, there exists a whale that’s roughly the size of a dolphin. Sightings of it are extremely rare, and few people have captured it on film. Despite its small size, it ...

Scientists studying stranded pygmy sperm whales have uncovered three previously unknown genotypes of Helicobacter bacteria ...

The Mediterranean Sea is home to some of the ocean's largest animals. Among the nine species of cetaceans commonly found along its western shores are the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus, the world's ...

A Costa Rica tour group this week experienced a mesmerizing encounter with a whale shark measuring 15-plus feet in the emerald shallows off Guanacaste. The accompanying footage was captured Monday by ...

It can happen to any fashion week attendee: You arrive to your assigned seat only to find that someone else is already sitting in it. “Um, excuse me, I think this is my seat?” you awkwardly announce.

In one of his final acts before his death in 2024, Māori King Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero helped galvanize Pacific Indigenous leaders to sign a landmark declaration recognizing whales’ rights. Now ...