Researchers in Alberta uncovered a fossil fish that rewrites the evolutionary history of otophysans, which today dominate freshwater ecosystems. The new species, Acronichthys maccognoi, shows early ...

Scientists have claimed in a new paper that humans are going through a significant evolutionary period right now. You might ...

The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans ...

The reason we humans have fingers today may all be thanks to a fish's clacker. New research into the origins of digit formation shows that the DNA switch controlling finger and toe development got its ...

The same regulatory landscape which influences the development of fingers is present in fish, despite their distinct lack of ...

Deep-sea fish, a group of inhabitants of the most light-deprived and harsh environments on our planet, have been discovered to possess a vision similar to humans. This groundbreaking finding not only ...

When saltwater fish long ago evolved to live in fresh water, many of them also evolved a more sophisticated hearing system, ...

Researchers from Switzerland and the United States found that DNA elements active in the cloaca of fish were later recycled during evolution to control digit growth in four-limbed animals ...

Scientists from Switzerland and the United States have found that the DNA sequence responsible for forming fingers and toes ...

While the world grapples with managing the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, recent studies highlight that viruses also play a ...

Why do you think giraffes have such long necks? It’s a question that has perplexed scientists for years. Do you think giraffes have long necks to reach food in high places? Maybe you are onto ...

Amid god-centered beliefs, some thinkers of ancient Greece wondered if life arose naturally, centuries before evolution became accepted.