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 ...

This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves complex problems in unexpected ways.

New fossil evidence from China suggests that some of our vertebrate ancestors had four eyes. The study, published in Nature, ...

The coelacanth is known as a “living fossil” because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years. Despite being one of the most studied fish in history, it continues to reveal new ...

The discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Whole skeleton of Dipterus, an extinct lungfish from the middle Devonian period. Specimen (UMMP 16140) from the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology. ANN ARBOR—If you're reading this sentence ...

“It looks like the fish has a large chunk of its skull missing—as though somebody took a little ice cream scoop and took a ...

Digital reconstruction of tiny, 400-million-year-old jawless fish shows how traits for evading predators later gave rise to hunters A fossil the size of a fingernail is rewriting the opening chapter ...

When we say that someone is a “fish out of water,” we sometimes mean to suggest that they are uncomfortable or out of their ...

The ancient evolution of fish mouths could help solve a modern source of plastic pollution. Inspired by these natural filtration systems, scientists in Germany have invented a way to remove 99 percent ...