Johns Hopkins University geneticists and a small army of researchers across the country, including students, are working to ...

The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

The team identified the DNA of 86 different animals, representing around 80 percent of the vertebrate species that the caught ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before - at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

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According to new research recently published in the journal Nature Communications, the Greenland shark retained its visual ...

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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 ...

Over 130 mammal species can delay embryonic development, giving their offspring the best possible chance of survival in ideal ...

Learn how extreme longevity and deep-sea adaptations allow Greenland sharks to preserve vision for centuries.

A new approach using the hyoid bone uncovered distinct growth patterns. A new study has brought clarity to a long-running ...