Imagine looking at a majestic blue whale gliding effortlessly through the ocean, the largest animal on Earth. Now, picture ...

The millions-year-old specimen discovered by a fossil enthusiast on the Gaviota Coast may be a never-before-found genus or ...

A complete fossil of a small baleen whale, estimated to be 13.5 to 16.5 million years old, has been excavated by the Santa ...

For years, a mysterious fossil specimen defied categorization, until one paleontologist made a surprising discovery.

The pygmy whale in question was thought to be around 18 meters long (59 feet) and was hunted and killed by a pod of more than ...

Apr. 8, 2025 — The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by a worsening fossil ... Apr. 1, 2025 — More ...

North Atlantic right whale. Image by North_Atlantic_right_whale_-_Earth_Is_Blue.jpg-NOAA-Grays-Reef-NMS via Wikimedia Commons. The blue whale holds the distinction of ...

But, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say there is no scientific evidence that noise resulting from offshore wind site surveys could potentially cause whale deaths ...

He enjoys visiting the La Brea Tar Pits, so he can watch the paleontologists through the glass windows, working in the Fossil Lab and imagining himself there one day. Today, he asked me, “Is there a ...

When the first Prototaxites fossil was unearthed in 1843, it was mistaken for an ancient rotting conifer. But trees didn’t yet exist during the Silurian period, so what exactly was this thing ...

Fossils are usually associated with dinosaur bones or ancient sea creatures preserved in stone. But scientists now believe that modern waste – from polyester clothing to electronic devices ...

I saw colors like dark blue, white, something approaching from behind that closed… and sank me," Adrián told CNN about his terrifying second inside the whale. "At that moment, I thought there ...