Connecticut’s choice of the sperm whale as its official state animal might seem surprising. After all, this massive marine mammal is more often associated with the open oceans than the quiet harbors ...

An autonomous underwater glider is giving us a new and effective way to track sperm whales by tuning into their clicks and ...

Down in the midnight zone, where light fades to nothing, a single breath becomes a long commitment. Sperm whales slip beneath the surface and vanish into cold pressure that would crush most animals.

Sperm whales have the largest brain of any living animal, weighing up to 9 kilograms (nearly 20 lbs), a key reason scientists believe they possess advanced communication and social intelligence. They ...

Project CETI’s underwater technology helps scientists study whale communication and the effects of human activity on marine ...

The beaches of Sydney's Royal National Park have been disrupted by a pungent odor. And its source is drawing in more than ...