As biologists know, nature can take its sweet time explaining itself. Andrew Gillis, associate scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), has been investigating how the paired fins of fishes ...

At first sight, stromatolites may seem unremarkable. The stromatolite formations found in Shark Bay, Western Australia, do ...

There is strong scientific consensus surrounding this story and it is informed by multiple converging lines of evidence.

Humans carry a surprising relic from deep evolutionary history, one that traces back to a tiny, one-eyed ancestor that lived nearly 600 million years ago. New findings on eye evolution highlight how ...

A rare fossil discovery is shedding light on the “missing years” of early sponge evolution. Scientists found a ...

This story explores the detailed organization of Israeli Merkava tank companies, focusing on platoon composition, crew assignments, and the evolution from historical structures to the modern 4-platoon ...

Study reveals that early embryonic cells can switch roles, reshaping what we know about how fins, gills, and other body structures evolve.

A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that ...

Hidden within ancient microbial structures, scientists have uncovered a partnership that may mirror one of life’s most ...