Dr. Shane Gero: “I've been collecting sperm whale poop for 15 to 16 years, but I haven't collected anything that looks like ambergris.” In some cases, lucky beachgoers will stumble upon it.

If you like premium perfumes, this video is probably not for you. Because, ahem, it explains how whale poop contributes to perfumes, and the story isn’t pretty. Perfume-makers have used a ...

Ambergris is a rare, precious substance craved by the perfume industry, ... Recreating the sweet smell of whale poo. 23 November 2012. Share Save. Philip Ball. Features correspondent.

Dr. Shane Gero: "I've been collecting sperm whale poop for 15 to 16 years, but I haven't collected anything that looks like ambergris." In some cases, lucky beachgoers will stumble upon it.

No, I don't want sperm whale poop in my perfume The Aftel Archive of Curious Scents is a museum in Berkeley dedicated to natural perfumes. (Bianca Taylor/KQED) Apparently, one of the most sought after ...

A PENNILESS fisherman has stumbled on possibly the world’s biggest blob of rare whale vomit – worth an astonishing £2.4million. Ambergris is dubbed a sea treasure and floating gold, as … ...

If you’re a blubber-loving whale-o-phile, the idea of eating whale parts likely sounds horrific. But there is one ocean-friendly way to get your whale fix: Ambergris. This gray, waxy substance forms ...

A father and son are selling a "smelly rubbery rock" on eBay for a whopping £65,000 - believing it is rare whale vomit.. Alan Derrick, 67, and his son Tom, 39, went for a stroll along Sand Point ...

Ambergris is a rare, precious substance craved by the perfume industry, but scientists hope they can engineer bacteria to produce the much-coveted fragrance. Recreating the sweet smell of whale ...