Sperm whales make the loudest communication sound of any animal on Earth, researchers find — but they aren't sure why. In a ...

A growing body of research on sperm whales, Earth’s largest toothed whales, suggests that human language might not be as ...

Gone Whale Watching Captain Erica Sackrison was skeptical, at first, when a radio call came in alerting boaters to a possible blow from a sperm whale about 20 miles off the coast of San Diego on ...

By Marta Serafinko Aug 7 (Reuters) - Anyone who has tried to keep a cork underwater knows it takes effort. Yet sperm whales ...

Sperm whales may be able to manipulate the shape of both the spermaceti organ and the junk, possibly allowing them to aim their clicks. The substance that made them so valuable to whalers is now ...

The discovery gives researchers a look at how one of the ocean's largest animals manages to get enough rest.

New research shows that blowing bubbles helps sperm whales to sleep soundly, and stay hidden beneath waves instead of ...

Discover how sperm whales manage buoyancy while napping, revealing surprising bubble-blowing behaviors during their unique sleep modes.

In the presence of noise from ships, sperm whales change how they communicate, scientists find. An adult sperm whale swims with her calf and another whale. Scientists are finding that sperm whales ...

A dead sperm whale that washed up on a Nantucket beach is making waves for local officials who are trying to move it. The 50-foot, 104,000-pound male sperm whale appeared on the island off ...

An extraordinary discovery was made at the Valencina Copper Age mega-site in southwest Spain, which has captured the attention of a team of Spanish researchers—a rare sperm whale tooth uncovered in ...

Whalers pursued sperm whales for the rich oil in their oversized heads. Now biologists are on the tail of these deep-diving, long-lived, sociable and mysterious sea creatures. Gerard Soury / Oxford ...