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December 17, 2016

Science

A Possible Break in One of Evolution’s Biggest Mysteries

The little-understood history of the whales and how barnacles may be the key to understanding how giant mammals evolved underwater.

Peter Brannen The Atlantic Dec 2016 15min Permalink