A rare whale tooth unearthed at a Copper Age “mega village” in Spain has shed light on the artistry of Iberian people who lived in the Mediterranean region over 4,000 years ago. The tooth, discovered ...

Extreme drought created rare low and clear water conditions in a fossil-rich river. That gave the hunter a chance to search exposed Eocene limestone that was once part of an ancient ocean floor. The ...

SHARON, Conn. (AP) — The narwhal is one of the most mythical and unusual members of the whale family, with its left front tooth, or tusk, that juts about 8 feet into the air, resembling an ivory sword ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vestigial teeth and nine stomach chambers were just a few of the surprises waiting inside the spade-toothed whale. Photo: NZ Dept.

Marine biologists are examining the remains of what's believed to be a spade-toothed whale, one of the planet’s rarest marine mammals, which washed ashore on a New Zealand beach on July 4. The ...

It’s a creature of the deep so rare that there’s never been a recorded live sighting, and since the 1800s only six samples have ever been documented. Now, experts in New Zealand are scrambling to ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. On the obverse of this large, highly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Whales are a group of ...