Scuba diving in the ocean can be an otherworldly experience, as can the marvels waiting to be discovered. Imagine swimming along and being approached by a massive sperm whale, who furthermore would ...

From a boat like the BIP XII, all one can see of a sperm whale is the tail and the broad slab of back and head that rides above the waves. Less than 10 percent of a whale’s body is visible, in a part ...

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💡 ...

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 ...

A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving. By Mike Ives A dead sperm whale — the ...

The island is home to a resident population of sperm whales that can be observed year-round, a rarity among whale habitats worldwide. These whales form matrilineal social groups that rest and ...