In 1969, a male sperm whale was killed off the coast of South Africa after surfacing from a dive lasting 117 minutes. Whales' lungs are particularly efficient at taking up oxygen when they breathe air ...

When humans venture that far down, we’re often encased in a thick layer of titanium, lest our lungs and ear cavities collapse ...

A sperm whale stranded on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, adding to alarming whale death toll since December. Here's what ...

Dale Lynch, the assistant harbor master on Cuttyhunk, said the whale was found alive on the south side of the island, ...

Brian Skerry dives to photograph some of the most elusive animals in the ocean, sometimes on just one breath. Brian Skerry gets a rare opportunity to photograph a social gathering of six sperm ...