Plastic pollution in our oceans is reaching alarming levels, as shown by a tragic incident in Indonesia. A dead sperm whale ...

On a rare undeveloped point of the California coast, scientists are trying to repopulate shorelines with an endangered marine snail. This type of experimental conservation is becoming more necessary.

Federal prosecutors are recommending that an Alaska fisher serve six months in prison, pay a $25,000 fine and be banned from ...

Shutterstock Photo Sometimes predators give you an indication that they are sneaking up on you. It could the snapping of a twig behind you, or a low growl from the bushes. However, in California it is ...

Smaller pygmy sperm whales live in the ocean around South Carolina all year round, but other species pass through the Myrtle Beach area seasonally.

There's nothing more reassuring than the sight of Sir David Attenborough striding into shot for a new series - an hour of the ...

A mysterious clicking sound detected thousands of feet below the surface of the Pacific ocean has revealed fascinating insights into the population of a giant, endangered animal.

Engineers at Harvard have used drones and a ‘reinforcement learning network’ to predict where sperm whales will surface and ...

In the wild, several types of whales have been spotted sleeping horizontally, close to the surface. But sperm whales seem to ...

It was not until decades later, when I read Rachel Carson’s The Sea All Around Us, that I learned about the Sargasso Sea. It ...