The Americas takes us on an expansive journey across our planet’s greatest supercontinent, containing the widest variety of life on Earth. Over the course of 10 episodes, the documentary series tells ...

Say you want to listen in on a group of super-intelligent aliens whose language you don't understand, and whose spaceship ...

Quick Take Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales and deep-diving predators, with a spermaceti organ used for sound ...

MONTEREY – Hundreds of feet beneath the ocean’s surface, the planet’s largest-toothed predator hunts for prey, which could include a giant squid or even a shark. Since the deep ocean is dark, the ...

A rare young pygmy sperm whale dies after swallowing a plastic bag: an exceptional case that highlights the alarming impact ...

Sperm whales swimming off the coast of Dominica. The marine mammals have a complex communication system that scientists are working to decode. Amanda Cotton Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

A polar bear devours a sperm whale on the ice of Svalbard, a scene that reveals how Arctic wildlife is struggling to survive ...

Dolphins whistle, humpback whales sing and sperm whales click. Now, a new analysis of sperm whale codas — a unique series of clicks — suggests a previously unrecognized acoustic pattern. The finding, ...

A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, including sperm whales, Risso’s dolphins, and common dolphins. The University ...

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 ...