A new study of British wrens has provided new insights into the inner workings of "island syndromes," according to research ...

Wrens on Scottish islands are double the size of their mainland counterparts and on their way to becoming a new species.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The blue, fin, bowhead, gray, humpback, right and sperm whales are the largest animals alive today. In fact, the blue whale is the largest-known creature ever on Earth, topping ...

Tiny birds on remote Scottish islands are undergoing a dramatic evolutionary transformation. Scientists studying four ...

The functioning of certain regions of a few genes in cetaceans (whales, porpoises and dolphins) may explain why the Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) can reach lengths of up to 30 meters – almost 10 ...

Scientists unearthed a skull from a fossil-rich area of northern Nevada that reveals striking answers about ocean life — both past and present. The new species is dubbed Cymbospondylus youngorum — a ...

Shetland and St Kilda wrens are isolated and so are beginning to develop separately.