An undated photo of a group of sperm whales in Alaska waters. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries A federal judge has sentenced Alaskan fisherman Dugan Paul Daniels to six months in federal prison for ...

Coffman Cove commercial fisherman Dugan Paul Daniels, 55, was sentenced on Monday to six months in prison for illegally “taking” an endangered sperm whale and falsifying fishing records in 2020.

A humpback whale and her calf are two of thousands of whales who create a newly discovered "conveyor belt," carrying huge quantities of critical nutrients from high latitudes to the tropics. (Credit: ...

Whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their urine—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, supporting the health of tropical ecosystems and fish. (Humpback whale mother and calf.) Credit: Martin van ...

People who have higher levels of strong, agile sperm may live nearly three years longer than those with poor swimmers incapable of making it to their destination, according to new research.

A sperm whale has died after becoming tangled in ropes and stranding on a Scottish island. The 15-metre (49ft) long whale was first spotted off the coast of Skye on Thursday. A team from the ...

On Monday, BDMLR was called a report of a sperm whale grounded near the shore of nearby Raasay. Some ropes were wrapped around the animal and the team believe it is the same animal they helped ...