Dr James Rule (L) and Dr Erich Fitzgerald (R) with the Murray River whale fossil at Melbourne Museum. Credit: Eugene Hyland. Source: Museums Victoria Dr James Rule (L) and Dr Erich Fitzgerald (R) with ...

BELOIT — Nick Pyenson, a top expert on whale evolution, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of The Roy Chapman Andrews Society (RCAS) Distinguished Explorer Award. Pyenson will be presented with ...

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 ...

Menopause is a rare trait among Earth's species, observed in only a few, including humans and certain whales. New research suggests the evolution of menopause may be linked to the extended lifespan of ...

BELOIT — Evidence that ancestors of today’s whales once walked on the land and how digital imaging technology can help unlock mysteries of the past were explored Saturday during the Roy Chapman ...

This prehistoric whale had razor teeth, bulging eyes and a face only evolution could love - Paleontologists have identified a new whale species from a 25-million-year-old fossil found on an Australian ...