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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC/Gray News) – Beachgoers in Georgia found themselves in shock after a sperm whale beached itself on the shore of Hilton Head Island Sunday. The whale was still alive as beachgoers ...

For centuries, humans have drawn a line between themselves and other species, initially claiming that other animals couldn't feel pain. Science proved they could. Then the argument shifted: Animals ...