Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded ...

A Beaufort man pleaded guilty in federal court following an investigation that found he illegally imported endangered whale teeth and bones and sold them on eBay.

Sperm whales, the planet’s largest toothed predator, have incredibly complex social structures and cultural practices. During a recent WWF-backed research expedition around Greece’s northwestern ...

Imagine a world where language is not spoken but pulsed through the ocean in bursts of sound, a realm where families are ...

Galway PhD student Seán O’Callaghan develops a novel method for identifying sperm whales using aerial photographs.

AI is reshaping countless aspects of life. But so far, its applications have focused mostly on our singular species, Homo ...

A new AI model produced by computer scientists in collaboration with dolphin researchers could open the door to two-way ...

Sperm whale bulls are loners that rove equatorial ... Some suggest it functions as an amplifier that magnifies sounds—the loudest recorded from any animal—to stun giant squid and other prey ...