Evolution is perhaps the most extraordinary story ever told—a tale spanning billions of years that connects every living thing on Earth through an intricate ...

Researchers suggest that predation by a subspecies called Bigg's orcas might explain why members of another one, called resident orcas, stay in such large family groups ...

A newly identified termite species with a whale-like head reveals unexpected diversity within the Cryptotermes genus.

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

What makes Wadi al-Hitan extraordinary is the type of fossils found here. The valley contains the remains of Archaeoceti, an extinct group of early whales that still retained traces of their ...