Galway PhD student Seán O’Callaghan develops a novel method for identifying sperm whales using aerial photographs.

You can say that again! Right whales (not to be confused with the Beluga whale, which is also nicknamed 'white whale') are an ...

But in the case of a giant sperm whale vs. a great white shark, who would win in a fight? Let’s explore each of their strengths and consider the many factors that would come into play in this ...

Hal Whitehead, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, says videos of sperm whale carcasses, like the one taken in Newfoundland this week, can help scientists figure out where to ...

Tigers and great whites were spotted dining on the whale for multiple weeks. It was nature being raw and an amazing display of the sharks a ...