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 ...

Wadi El-Hitan in Egypt’s Western Desert contains hundreds of fossilized whale skeletons dating back around 37 million years. These remains preserve a critical stage in whale evolution, showing hind ...

Two new studies from Project CETI provide the most detailed account of a sperm whale birth ever recorded, revealing coordinated care, complex communication and new clues about the evolution of ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...

A research team working the summer of 2023 off the coast of Dominica when they made the "impossibly rare" observation of a ...

In this illustration provided by Ruairidh Duncan a Janjucetus dullardi is depicted chasing a fish. Ruairidh Duncan / AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some ...

With large eyes, razor sharp teeth and a compact body built for hunting, Janjucetus dullardi is nothing like the gentle giants we know today, but this newly discovered ancient whale is one of their ...

CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian scientists say the fossil of a four-legged prehistoric whale, unearthed over a decade ago in the country's Western Desert, is that of a previously unknown species. The creature ...

When you picture a desert, you imagine endless dunes - miles of sand stretching to the horizon. Whales are the last thing you expect to find there. Yet, in Egypt's Western Desert, about 160 km (or 100 ...