You’d think that the latest leap forward in our understanding of human locomotion ... plates to suit the fish’s setting. For marine sticklebacks that live in open water with a multitude ...

For the past 150 years, scientists and laypeople alike have accepted a “savanna” scenario of human evolution. The theory, primarily based on fossil evidence, suggests that because our ancestral ape ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...

The story of how fish, frogs, and humans are entwined is as ... showcase the incredible flexibility of evolution: their ability to live both in water as tadpoles and on land as adults is a ...

Fossils of Tiktaalik roseae blended fins with hints of limbs and sported a flat head suited for peering above the waterline.

Anatomist Neil Shubin uncovers the answers in this new look at human evolution. Using fossils, embryos and genes, he reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates ...