Researchers used drones to sample whale blow and discovered cetacean morbillivirus in Arctic whales for the first time.

Quick Take Connecticut chose the sperm whale in 1975 to honor its pivotal 19th-century whaling industry and maritime heritage. Beyond history, the sperm whale symbolizes intelligence, resilience, and ...

A group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) swims together in the Indian Ocean. For years, researchers with Project CETI have worked to decode the communication of the species. Tony Wu, Nature ...

A system called "SAvE Whales," developed in Greece and tested in the Greek seas, aims to minimize the threat of ship strikes to whales.

VENICE, Fla. -- A sperm whale beached off the coast of Venice, Florida, has died following attempts to save it, officials said Monday. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials are ...

Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded whale rights and even legal personhood. A pod of sperm whales swims off ...

MIAMI — Marine biologists are working to determine why a young sperm whale became stranded on a Miami beach Tuesday morning. According to NOAA, the whale was still alive when it washed ashore but had ...

Those in the Savannah area were part of a unique but tragic scene. A sperm whale was beached on the shore of Hilton Head Island over the weekend. Why did this happen and what do we know? What happened ...

The beached whale that washed up Saturday evening on Hilton Head Island was buried Monday. A crew of 25 performed a necropsy to probe deeper into what was troubling the young creature. Li Khan The ...