Gene-editing experiments indicate that cartilage in fish gills migrated into the ear canal millions of years ago during the course of our evolution. Going even further back, our outer ears may ...

One of the most important milestones in the evolution of life began some 400 ... and they had lungs as well as gills. The transition from these lobe-fins to the earliest tetrapods -- four-legged ...

Researchers used powerful technology to analyse thousands of individual cells at once, considering which genes are active.

In an Australian first, researchers have described a new species of 15-million-year-old fossilized freshwater fish, ...

Australian scientists have discovered an ancient freshwater fish fossil with its stomach contents remarkably preserved. In a ...

Scientists discovered a 15-million-year-old fish fossil, Ferruaspis brocksi. It has preserved stomach contents and visible ...

In caves in a south-central China village, a creature with large eyes shows evolution in action ... translucent white” dorsal fin and black gills, according to the study. Black markings dot the fish, ...

In tadpoles, both human ear and fish gill enhancers showed activity in their ... genetic tools are scattered throughout ...

In caves in a south-central China village, a creature with large eyes shows evolution in ... dorsal fin and black gills, according to the study. Black markings dot the fish, researchers said ...