Wadi El-Hitan in Egypt’s Western Desert preserves one of the world’s most important fossil records of whale evolution. Hundreds of skeletons from ancient whales such as Basilosaurus and Dorudon, along ...

The Iñupiat people of Alaska have long said that bowhead whales live two human lifetimes. That oral knowledge turned out to be conservative.

Patricia Piccinini’s bulbous creation first took flight in 2013, and was joined by a partner in 2021. They have inspired tattoos, crafts and wedding vows – and they are coming to a region near you ...

A fossilized skull and jawbones found in Niger belonged to a creature that had a large, bony crest atop its head and lived ...

A dolphin breaking the surface for air can seem like a reminder of its mammalian past. But evolution is not nostalgia. The ...

Fascinated with the mystery of aging and what animals can reveal about longevity? Explore how scientists are drawing ...

The New England Aquarium aerial photography team has spotted blue whales twice in a row in waters south of Nantucket Island (Massachusetts). This was reported by Popular Science magazine on March 15.

New research paints the extent of human pollution across the planet's oceans: Pesticides and pharmaceuticals make up a large ...

The whale shark, pictured above, is one of nature's gentlest giants. It can grow to over 40 feet long and weigh 47,000 pounds ...

A father-daughter duo, fossil hunting on a Somerset beach, found the jawbone of Ichthyotitan severnensis, a 25-metre sea ...