In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

QUICK FACTS Name: Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) Where it lives: Tropical and temperate waters around the world. What it eats: Deep-sea squid, octopuses, crustaceans and fish. Dwarf sperm whales ...

Sperm whales often bear distinctive sucker scars after battling a giant squid. However, the squid also sustains injuries in these intense encounters, and many lose tentacles during the conflict.

Scientists using a remotely operated submersible spotted the squid, but after a few minutes, it swam away in the depths.

What makes the squid eye so powerful? From giant eyeballs to bioluminescence detection, learn how squid evolved to thrive in the darkest depths of the ocean.

A study reveals 87% of humpback whales near Long Island bear scars from fishing gear, with juveniles also injured by ship propellers.

An endangered sperm whale found dead on the Oregon coast was struck by a vessel. The whale will remain on the beach to decompose naturally.

A dead whale is stranded on the beach at Kirby Cove in Marin County, one of several whales that have been found dead in or near the San Francisco Bay over the last week, scientists said.

Five gray whales have died in the greater Bay Area over the past week, bringing the region’s 2025 whale death toll to 14, officials announced Wednesday. Alyssa Goard reports the latest details.

The Whale and the Claw are two art structures installed in Salt Lake County that have captured the zeitgeist of Utahns.

For the sixth time this year, a dead whale has washed up along a San Francisco Bay beach. But scientists have an even bigger concern.

Many Savannah-area residents were amazed and heartbroken to see a sperm whale washed up on the shore of Hilton Head Island. What may have caused this?