Think Whales Were Always Ocean Giants? The Land Mammal Myth That Changes Everything

For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Before Whales Took to the Sea, These Ten Species Walked on Land

The creatures, which ranged in size from that of a fox to more than 50 feet long, divided their time between the coast and the water Riley Black - Science Correspondent The first whales were ...
PBS

Scientists have discovered an ancient whale species. It may have looked like a mash-up of ‘a seal and a Pokémon’

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 ...
Discover Wildlife

It's sleek, black, incredibly beautiful and very fast – and is known as the 'cheetah of the deep sea' despite weighing over a tonne

Learn all about the unmistakable pilot whale, from their diet and size to life in the pod and why, sadly, they're prone to ...
National Geographic news

Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

The mammals' mysterious clicks contain a stunning level of complexity, a new study shows. A group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) swims together in the Indian Ocean. For years, researchers ...