According to the data considered by its authors—a team from the University of Sussex (UK) and Lund University ...
518-million-year-old fossil reveals vertebrates once had four eyes and extra organs that later shaped evolution.
Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a ...
Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to humans—became so complex. By comparing sea squirts, lampreys, and frogs, ...
(CNN) — Hundreds of millions of years ago, jawless fishes swam Earth’s seas, their brains protected on the outside by armored skin, and on the inside by plates made of cartilage. Scientists are still ...
A new special issue in Acta Ethologica explores the diverse ways animals think, learn, and interact, revealing 'intellectual ...
How many fossils does it take to accurately train an image-based AI algorithm? According to a new study co-authored by Bruce ...
Kate Trinajstic receives funding from ARC Discovery Project I am a research associate at the WA Museum John Long receives funding from the Australian Research Council In the limestone ranges of ...
Vertebrates produce diverse proteins from single genes, unlike invertebrates. This protein diversity helps vertebrates develop complex organs and cell types. University of St Andrews research offers ...