A huge bounty of ambergris—often called "whale vomit"—that was seized from smugglers in India has been found to be worth several million dollars. Local authorities acquired the smuggled ambergris near ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police in Mumbai were able to apprehend and arrest a smuggler attempting to export ambergris, according to Lokmat Times. Ambergris ...

Ambergris is a wax-like substance that has long held value in the perfume industry thanks to its valor as a fixative. (That is, as an ingredient that enhances a given scent’s shelf life.) Enhancing ...

People shelling out thousands of dollars for stinky whale vomit may seem disgusting to some, but experts believe that this waste, known as ambergris, is indeed floating gold. Ambergris, a fatty ...

The odd, enduring appeal of a scarce commodity few people use and no one really needs Text by Mark Wilding, Illustrations by Aurélie Beatley, Hakai In a sparsely furnished office building in the ...