The specimen, likely to be of the ancestors of modern whales, would have helped geologists assess the paleontological ...

Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived. The largest of these giants was a true behemoth, equaling the ...

When University of Pisa paleontologists first found a prehistoric whale's skeleton 13 years ago among rocks in southern Peru's Ica Valley, they weren't immediately impressed — mostly because the bones ...

Paleorex is back on Bored Panda with his detailed, science-based creatures, showing us how animals like big cats, birds, and reptiles might evolve in the future.In this article, we’re featuring even ...

Scientists dive into the genomes of whales, elephants, and other animal giants looking for new weapons in the fight against ...

The fossil is assumed to be of the now extinct genera Rodhocetus or Ambulocetus — ancestors of modern whales. Whales evolved from land mammals about 50 million years ago. Fossils of primitive whale ...

“It’s country food that drives the narrative,” French says, “because being out on the land and hunting also helps the Inuit ... within quota limitations. The whale nets are all empty in the multiple ...

Photograph By Martin Van Aswegen, NOAA Permit 21476 In the deep blue water, a one-month-old humpback whale nuzzles up to its mother. Then, a cloud of dark yellow urine gushes into the water ...

A podcast for curious kids (and adults) about a collection of spectacular specimens and the stories they can tell us about life on Earth. Spectacular Specimens is a production of KUOW, part of the ...

Archaeologists discovered a 1.1 to 1.4 million-year-old fossilized partial face in northern Spain, making it the oldest human ancestor remains in western Europe. The fossil indicates early humans ...