For more than 60 years, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) was one of the ocean’s greatest mysteries.

For years, a strange, repetitive clicking sound pulsed through the deep Pacific. It was heard again and again on hydrophones anchored to the seafloor or trailing behind research ships. Scientists gave ...

For the very first time, scientists have spotted a living ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, a rare, deep-diving species that until this sighting had previously only been known from a handful of strandings.

In June 2024, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, a team of scientists aboard the research vessel Pacific Storm made a discovery that had been five years in the making. As The Guardian reported, ...

Marine authorities have confirmed the first recorded sighting of a Longman's beaked whale, or Indopacetus pacificus, in Thai ...

Scientists have finally photographed a whale known only from sounds and remains, linking a mysterious deep-sea signal to a ...

A “rare” True’s beaked whale recently washed ashore in Ireland in what experts say is part of a cluster of strandings. Photo from Milomc123, UnSplash Two rare deep-sea whales recently washed up on ...

The whales are considered "data deficient" because they're so elusive New England Aquarium/Facebook A rare species of whale was sighted off the coast of Cape Cod this month Three True's beaked whales ...

Guide to the beaked whales. Arnoux's beaked whale ; Baird's beaked whale ; Northern bottlenose whale ; Southern bottlenose whale ; Longman's beaked whale ; Sowerby's beaked whale ; Andrews' beaked ...

Goose-beaked whales hold the record for the deepest dive of any mammal. Researchers want to learn their secrets to develop new drugs for human diseases. Goose-beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) hold ...