The Ocean Through Time

Life began in the ocean around 3.5 billion years ago and as evolution progressed, many species went extinct -- and some left behind fossils -- as others appeared. And even now, the ocean hasn't stopped changing as evolution continues and humans leave their mark.

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Climate Change at the Poles

At the ends of the Earth, life thrives despite extreme conditions. In the Arctic and Southern Oceans, organisms have evolved adaptations to cope with year-round cold and six months of...
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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America

The evolution of whales represents one of the great stories in macroevolution...
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Top Predators Timeline

What makes a top predator? Razor-sharp teeth? Speed? Strength? Size? Who is the...
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Long Before Coral, Mollusks Built the Ocean's Reefs

About 100 million years ago , during the heyday of the dinosaurs, reefs were...

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Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner

May 21, 2012 - 1:23PM
After a few long days of hard work on the island, we were finally able to excavate and remove , not just one, but two skeletons of an early "toothed" baleen whale from the rocks near the Carmanah Lighthouse. All told, it took our...

Dispatches from the Field: Treacherous s...

May 11, 2012 - 9:58AM
Editor's note: Read Nick's first blog post about "toothed" baleen whales to...

Excavating a "toothed" baleen...

May 7, 2012 - 3:34PM
The whales that we see in today's world can broadly be split into two groups...

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Did Whale Evolution Go Backwards?

Whales swim, but their ancestors walked. Whales are mammals (like us) whose ancestors lived on land. Life probably began in...

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