A newly named fossil whale, Maiabalaena nesbittae, provides information regarding the evolution of baleen in filter feeding mysticete whales.

"H2O Today" is a new Smithsonian exhibition that opened Wednesday, November 8 at Texas A&M University at Galveston.

Water is the most vital resource for life on Earth; no living thing exists without it. "H2O Today" is a new Smithsonian exhibition opening at Texas A&M University at Galveston on November 8 with a 3:30 p.m.

Cave diver Thomas Iliffe and professor of marine biology at Texas A&M University at Galveston received an academic appointment as a research associate of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.

Few people have the opportunity to see their work shown at the Smithsonian Institution, but at 93 Dr. Sammy Ray, a marine biology professor at Texas A&M University and world-renowned oyster expert, will have that pleasure.