We actually found that these animals are here quite a bit more often than we had realized,” says Will Oestreich, a researcher ...

Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) can reach 16 meters (52 feet) in length and weigh up to 41 metric tons (45 tons). Despite their size, the lives of these important predators remain shrouded ...

SYDNEY, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Five sperm whales have died after becoming stranded on an island off Australia's south coast.

A new generation of spy creatures search the ocean for intelligent life and find ways of thinking that have to be seen to be ...

To whales that hunt with soundwaves in lightless ocean depths, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid may appear remarkably similar, according to a study. Underwater acoustic testing with ...

Scientific samples from sperm whales that beached on a remote island in Bass Strait could play a part in unpacking the mysteries of mass strandings.

To whales that hunt with soundwaves in the lightless depths of the ocean, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid ...

Arjang, who was born before the revolution in Iran, has been in love with his childhood sweetheart, Roya, for the past 40 years. Roya, however, has brought him nothing but trouble. Now 50, and ...

Sperm whales are like “deep-diving buses” and typically spend time in waters further offshore, Dr Pirotta said. “All whale strandings remain a mystery. We don't exactly know why they happen.” ...

White blobs of "a mystery substance" dotting beaches across Canada's far northeast Newfoundland and Labrador province spark ...