South west of Cairo, deep in Egypt’s Western Desert, there lie treasures even more ancient than the pharaohs’ tombs — and ...

As evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin points out, "In one sense, evolution didn't invent anything new with whales. It was just tinkering with land mammals. It's using the old to make the new." ...

These winsome little limbs—perfectly formed yet useless, at least for walking ... he has shown that whales, once celebrated by creationists as the best evidence against evolution, may be ...

Early ancestors of the ocean's biggest animals once walked on land. Follow their extraordinary journey from shore to sea. Although whales are expert swimmers and perfectly adapted to life underwater, ...

New research from the Museums Victoria Research Institute has turned upside down our previous understanding of the evolution of the largest animals ever––baleen whales. Paleontologists Dr.

22, 2024 — The largest dataset of cetacean genes ever collated has helped scientists deep dive 'into the blue' to fathom the 'triumph' of baleen whale evolution. The new study explores the key ...

Getty Images Killer whales in captivity: they have been known to mimic other animals such as sea lions Dr Alex Thornton, senior lecturer in cognitive evolution at the University of Exeter ...

I was walking on the beach at Half Moon Bay in California, when I saw the strangest thing approaching on the waves. When it struck the shore and deflated, I knew: it was a dead whale. But it wasn ...

The 9m (30ft) long whale is hoped to have made it back out to sea after getting stuck at Southerness. Decomposing minke whale is located in inaccessible location and not safe for staff ...