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

How Did Whales Evolve?

An illustration of German-born fossil collector Albert Koch's "Hydrarchos" as it appeared on display. From Fowler, O.S. 1846. The American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Vol. 8. New York: ...
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 ...
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 ...