A major event in vertebrate evolution was the transition from aquatic to terrestrial life, made possible by the emergence of ...

Old Fish Fossil Suggests That Humans Don't Share a Common Ancestor With Sharks, Claim Researchers In 2015, researchers ...

When fishes, the first vertebrates, evolved, the gene network that builds gill cartilage from those invertebrates was recycled to make fish gills, even as fish evolved a new type of bony skeleton.

The team suspects that animals with almost translucent bodies may have yet more systems to detect light directly.

The possibility of a brain microbiome has scientists engaged in a discussion about the possible role of bacteria in ...

The streamline chub is a popular forage fish on the free-flowing portion of the Allegheny. Locally they are often called ...

Ice Fishing Derby hosted by the Hound, Rod & Gun Club was held on Chadwick Pond Saturday. And there was plenty of action at ...

GENOA, Wis. (WXOW) - Children and families from around the Coulee Region flocked to the Genoa National Fish Hatchery Saturday morning for the annual Kids Ice Fishing Event. The event sees roughly ...

Many non-mammalian vertebrates like fish, however, are known to detect color and brightness with the pineal gland, which is part of the brain. An Osaka Metropolitan University research group has ...

By contrast, adaptive immunity, which involves lymphocyte-like cells and the antigen-binding receptors they express, is restricted to vertebrates. A major departure in adaptive immunity is evident ...

Greenland sharks have been identified as the longest-living vertebrates on Earth ... to date the Greenland sharks is that many fish species can be dated by counting growth layers in small calcium ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin ...