The digestive substance — AKA whale vomit — solidifies over time in the ocean and then floats to the surface. The waxy stones ...

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

The seized quantity of ambergris weighed 2.976 kg, with an estimated international value of Rs 2.98 crore. “Two mobile phones ...

Two men have been arrested for smuggling ambergris—popularly known as sperm whale vomit—worth Rs 2.97 crore in Sanand. The ...

Ambergris, also known as ‘whale vomit’ is a solid, waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, highly ...

“Ambergris is produced to protect the whale’s gut from sharp objects and, over time, is expelled and can be found floating in the ocean or washed ashore,” Nichols explained.

"Ambergris is very expensive and costs around 1.5 to 2 crore rupees [$181,154 to $241,531] per kilogram [2.2 pounds]," Seema Latkar, the district police superintendent for the city of Mysuru, said ...

Ambergris looked and smelled like nothing else, and its origin was a complete mystery. Ambergris was used as a medicine for centuries but when people started large scale production of perfume, the ...

“Ambergris is like a diamond, it’s not turquoise or a piece of coral. Its aroma affects everything else and that’s why people have pursued it for hundreds of years.” ...

“Ambergris is awesome,” Charles Joly says. “The initial tasting notes of this stuff fresh are marine animal excrement—oddly enough, I’m not real familiar with what that flavor profile or ...

The 35 men from Yemen found the carcass of a sperm whale floating in the sea, which turned out to contain more than $1.5 million worth of rare and valuable ambergris, BBC News reported on Tuesday.

Ambergris Caye is not one of the world's cheapest places to retire. A reasonable budget for two would be $3,000 per month, including $800 to $1,000 for rent.