Paleontologists at University College Cork have discovered that the evolution of fish is linked to the shape, location and ...

Learn more about the amblyopsid cavefishes, the eyeless fish that inhabit the caves of eastern North America, whose evolution can uncover the age of difficult-to-date cave systems. This is the Hoosier ...

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 ...

Taking your mouth to your plate might not be accepted practice at the human dinner table, but in the fish world it is a winner. The ability, known as protrusion, allows fish to extend their jaw and ...

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 ...

Approximately 4 billion years have passed since life first emerged on Earth.Over a long period, life has changed its form, adapted to its environment, and continued to evolve.Life that originated in ...

Complex teeth with multiple cusps in an African cichlid fish. 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 ...

A beautifully preserved fossil of an ancient fish shows the evolution of the bones in our hands started before animals emerged onto land. Palaeontologists have discovered the almost complete skeleton ...