DNA analysis of a bizarre, 30-year-old whale skull serves as a reminder of the secrets that museum specimens keep about the natural world. Ashley started at The Scientist in 2018. Before joining the ...

While we’re not likely to see shark-ray hybrids anytime soon (or, probably, ever), some truly spectacular hybrid animals already exist in the world. Many have happened serendipitously in ...

The skull, it turned out, was the first-ever confirmed narluga, the son of a beluga dad and a narwhal ... Ashley started at The Scientist in 2018. Before joining the staff, she worked as a freelance ...