The millions-year-old specimen discovered by a fossil enthusiast on the Gaviota Coast may be a never-before-found genus or ...

The Maine State Museum is preparing to reopen with a centerpiece whale skeleton exhibit, marking a major step in its ...

four carved whale figures and 16 human skulls. Boas decided to acquire it for the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where he was a curator. He was driven by a concept known as “sal ...

Parr of the American Museum of Natural History rather delicately pointed ... Then Friello crawled inside the whale and tore out all of the supporting wood-to keep the model's weight down to ...

Gayle Anderson reports the Butterfly Pavilion takes flight at the Natural History Museum of ... creatures flutter and fly. Museum educators are stationed inside the Butterfly Pavilion to answer ...

The Otis Booth Pavilion now welcomes visitors into the museum from the north with a six-story light-filled glass entrance, featuring a stunning, 63-foot-long fin whale skeleton. Twelve new ...

In a historic moment, marine scientists have captured the first-ever video of a colossal squid in its natural habitat, nearly ...

Images of a baby colossal squid this week reminds us that the deep sea is an almost inexhaustible source of awe.

Bacchus, his girlfriend Ariadne, Fighting Temeraire and a few sunflowers seek roommate for one night only. No smokers or pets ...

A complete fossil of a small baleen whale, estimated to be 13.5 to 16.5 million years old, has been excavated by the Santa ...