The researchers also studied fossils of extinct fishes dating back almost 400 million years and saw evidence that some of the ...

Humans Got Their Flexible and Sturdy Joints From Fishes, Evidence Found in 400 Million-Year-Old Jawed Fish Evolution has ...

Early jawless fish were likely to have used bony projections surrounding their mouths to modify their mouth shape while they ...

Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she started as an intern in 2009 after receiving a master’s degree from Indiana University in April 2009 studying the mating behavior of seahorses.

The most ancient fish were jawless, and since our whole group has jaws, we can safely choose a jawless fish as a fairly recent ancestor. Unfortunately, this ancestor is long dead. To compare ...

A new study from the University of Chicago has uncovered the surprising origin of the flexible joints that allow us to move our shoulders, knees, and elbows smoothly. These joints, called synovial ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A gator missing her top jaw who was rescued nearly two years ago is currently living "her best life in alligator paradise." The fierce reptile, named Jawlene, was found in the ...