“The ancient DNA came to our rescue to secure the specimens’ true identity,” wrote Wooller and his colleagues. It also opened ...

NEWPORT — Tucked into the foggy forests of the Oregon Coast lies a collection of ancient wonders. Dozens of dolphin skulls stare out from a shelf. A microwave-sized whale vertebra emerges from a ...

Chris Driesbach, left, and a volunteer stand over a whale fossil found along the Gaviota Coast. Driesbach, a geologist and fossil enthusiast, found the piece after the 2024 storm washed away sand from ...

The 47-foot fin whale that washed up on the Anchorage mudflats in November, drawing hundreds of visitors and becoming a citywide phenomenon, has found a permanent home at a Wasilla museum. Remains of ...