Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it’s because about 50 million years ago, some ...

A study published in the Nature journal alters how the evolution of fish has been historically understood. Fossilized fish and other sea creatures have often been pivotal in new scientific discoveries ...

If you're reading this sentence, you might have a fish to thank. Fish were the first animals to evolve jaws. They use their jaws primarily to eat, but also for defense, as tools—such as to burrow or ...

Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces. Evolution doesn't ...

I first read Lulu Miller’s Why Fish Don’t Exist in 2024. Interspersed with her personal exploration of finding purpose, Miller describes the story of David Starr Jordan, who named and described over 2 ...

A research team led by Profs. Zhu Min, Lu Jing, and Zhu You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published two back-to-back ...

Antarctic notothenioids represent a remarkable evolutionary radiation of fishes that have flourished in the extreme cold of the Southern Ocean. Their unique adaptations — including specialised ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Growing up surrounded by fish tanks and nearby creeks, Dr. Andrew Thompson's passion for aquatic life ignited at an early age. His curiosity led him to spend time learning about ...

Antarctic fish fossils are shedding light on early animal evolution, specifically the transition to land. A remarkably ...

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 ...

The cichlid fish of Africa's Great Lakes have formed new species more rapidly than any other group of vertebrates. A new study shows that the ease with which these fish can develop a biological ...