These seven whale foetuses show the development of humpback whales in the first few months of their lives. Ranging from a few days to around seven months old, the specimens have been in the Museum's ...

When University of Pisa paleontologists first found a prehistoric whale's skeleton 13 years ago among rocks in southern Peru's Ica Valley, they weren't immediately impressed — mostly because the bones ...

The Natural History Museum in Muscat will be shifted from its current location to the upcoming Oman Botanic Garden, the ...

Whales’ skulls are one of their crowning oddities. Skulls in general are a paleontological treasure trove, explains paleontologist and macroevolutionary ecologist Ellen Coombs, a postdoc at the ...

The juvenile fin whale washed ashore on the Anchorage mud flats in November and drew thousands of visitors. It’s still there.

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In a rare ocean encounter, two 45-ton whales chase off a whitetip shark to protect a diver from potential danger.

Don’t try to navigate the American Museum of Natural History without a game plan. It’s huge and one of New York’s most popular attractions for families. I’ve visited as a child and taken my kids many ...

Whale earwax and parasitic worms are going on display at the Natural History Museum in a new exhibition about the "broken planet". The free new gallery is designed to "explore the biggest challenges ...

The museum has never had anything like a whale, Grogan said. But he hopes it will become the beginning of a natural history exhibition that could draw more students. The plan, Grogan said ...