A rare, waxy material called ambergris — known as “floating gold,” it’s something of a treasure in the fragrance industry — can elevate the scents and notes of a perfume or cologne. Ambergris is ...

Police in India have arrested a man after seizing about four pounds of ambergris, a rare and highly valuable byproduct of sperm whales, during an operation prompted by a tip to authorities.

In a recent discovery on the shores of the isle of La Palma of the Canary Islands, experts found ‘floating gold’ in a dead ...

A 15-ton sperm whale washed up on the beaches of the Spanish island of La Palma, and experts have explained the enigma surrounding its presence. The University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria's ...

Marine authorities discovered a plastic bottle lodged in the digestive tract of a dead Bryde’s whale found washed ashore on a beach in Songkhla province in southern Thailand. The whale was spotted on ...