Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...

Over 5,300 years ago, ancient herders known as the Yamna people emerged from the steppes of what is now Ukraine, going on to ...

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will help predict endangered whale habitat, guiding ships along the Atlantic coast to avoid them. The tool is designed to prevent ...

The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.

A very rare natural spectacle was filmed by whale watchers at the end of January in Carmel Bay off Monterey County, California. A huge school of Risso's dolphins plowed through the water. It took a ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source.

This is a serious loss for both the state and the country. The site is deep in the forest. Despite the villagers’ best ...

How big they are: Up to 32 feet (9.8 meters) long How long they live: Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas ...

Michael Jasny, director of marine mammal protection at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a U.S.-based environmental advocacy group, said in a statement the survival of the whales first hinges ...

Michael Jasny, director of marine mammal protection at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a U.S.-based environmental advocacy group, said in a statement the survival of the whales first hinges on ...