A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could ...

The carcass of the endangered whale washed up on a Nantucket beach earlier this week and weighs over 100,000 pounds.

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

Officials have determined that a deceased sperm whale that washed up on the north shore of Nantucket on Sunday is too big to ...

Some “clicks” made by sperm whales may actually be “clacks,” but marine biologists debate what, if anything, that means.