A paper in Genome Biology and Evolution discovers that the endangered Mediterranean fin whale is not completely isolated from ...

Alfred the aetiocetid had teeth but needed a better way to capture his tiny prey. Credit: Carl Buell Baleen whales, such as the gigantic 30m-long blue whale, are the largest animals that have ever ...

BELOIT — Nick Pyenson, a top expert on whale evolution, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of The Roy Chapman Andrews Society (RCAS) Distinguished Explorer Award. Pyenson will be presented with ...

Fossils unearthed along Victoria’s Surf Coast have led to the discovery of an ancient whale species with special adaptations for hunting, including large eyes and sharp teeth, shedding light on early ...

Credit: John Broomfield/Tom Breakwell/Museums Victoria/Cover Images Australian scientists have identified species of razor-toothed ancient whale with cuter looks than its fearsome bite would suggest.

When Whales Could Walk follows palaeontologists and scientists on a field trip that reveals the remarkable story of whale evolution and investigates how whales lost their legs and went back into the ...

Sperm whales communicate in a series of short clicks called codas. Analysis of these clicks shows that the whales can differentiate vowels through the short or elongated clicks or through rising or ...

You don’t have to book a beach vacation to see a blue whale this year—just head to the Saint Louis Science Center. Families can come face-to-fin with the largest creature ever to live on Earth when ...