A cavity in the middle of the rockhead poacher’s skull might be used like a maraca to produce sound, new research suggests.

Ever since Charles Darwin made his way to the Galapagos, we’ve heard a lot about that fateful moment when some previously water-bound creature pulled itself up from the slowly receding seas, took a ...

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A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in textbooks for decades. It is ...

Fish are often classed as ugly, slimy creatures but these latest images reveal their inner beauty. Each of the marine specimens have been bleached to make the skin clear and then stained to expose ...

To compare and classify a "living fossil," the coelacanth, in relation to a moray eel and a bull shark. Review with students the meaning of the phrase "living fossil" (an organism with a basic body ...

A new study of vertebrate evolution reveals that we have more in common with spooky-looking fish called lampreys than we thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The river roars in the heat of the summer. The water is clear and cool, and a respite from the high sun. An angler leans back, fly-fishing rod in hand, and casts it forward. The fly drops and sinks ...