All Mediterranean sperm whales were thought to be part of one cultural group, identifiable by a unique pattern of clicks, or ...

The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found ...

Dive into the hidden world of the sperm whale, the largest toothed predator on Earth, and discover how it survives crushing ...

The researchers saw many strange animals — many believed to be new to science — living off the whale carcasses.

For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that whales evolved from aquatic creatures as the oceans warmed and became more ...

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 ...

Deposited over millions of years, the whale necropolis is covered with deep-sea species, many of which are new to science.

The recently launched system involves two thermal cameras that can detect gray whales up to four miles away, giving ships enough time to slow down or change course—and avoid running into the marine ma ...

The animals appear to be starving as a result of climate change disruptions to the food web, according to NOAA.

New research suggests sperm whales communicate in a complex language of their own. The implications for animal rights could be enormous.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Many other whale populations aren’t as easy to study, so unsurprisingly we know less about how they’re doing. This is why a recent scientific paper ...