A limited necropsy of a 52-ton sperm whale that washed up on Nantucket was conducted Nov. 21. What was found, and where were ...

After a massive sperm whale washed ashore on Nantucket, responders are examining it and making plans for what comes next.

Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and ICN reporters as they discuss one of the week’s top stories. What separates humans from other species? The answer to that question may no ...

Close encounters between humans and whales are rare, but they do happen. While most of these incidents end with awe and a story to tell, they also raise a terrifying question. What if a whale actually ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride. Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia have ...

Through wins and losses, successful seasons and disappointing ones, the crowd at Jordan-Hare Stadium hardly ever disappoints. Even for a night game between teams with a combined SEC record of 1-9, ...

Good thing the Abui tribe no longer headhunts. Although on Indonesia’s remote Alor island, a village elder menacingly pointed a rustic bow and arrow at me, his time-etched face stoic and his white ...