"A palaeontological howdunnit…[Spying on Whales] captures the excitement of…seeking answers to deep questions in cetacean science." -Nature Called "the best of science writing" (Edward O. Wilson) and named a best book by Popular Science,...

Smithsonian scientist Nicholas Pyenson takes readers to the cutting-edge of paleontological whale research, from the fishing decks of Antarctic whaling stations to the largest fossil whalebone in the Chilean desert. His investigation of...