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. Until now, it was believed that ...

Scientists discovered a fossil-rich whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean, offering new clues about ancient marine life and whale evolution.

It has been confirmed that a vast "whale graveyard," stretching from fossils dating back approximately 5.3 million years to ...

Scientists discovered the world's largest and deepest whale graveyard, preserving millions of years of ocean history.

Whale falls form when whale carcasses sink to the seafloor, creating localized concentrations of biodiversity in the deep ...

Groundbreaking 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. Palaeontologists ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - 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 ...

Hundreds of whale skeletons, some millions of years old, have been found scattered across a vast underwater fracture zone, ...

Not every scientific discovery begins with a dramatic excavation. Sometimes the most important part comes later, after the ...