New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a crucial piece in the puzzle of how all animals with a ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones first emerged and became so diverse.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to ...

Many spine-bearing creatures, or vertebrates, have a curious bit of tissue deep in their brains called the pineal gland. It ...

A headless cockroach isn’t fictional biology. Here’s how its decentralized systems keep it alive for days after being ...

In A Nutshell Ancient origins: Genes linked to dyslexia date back over 430 million years to early vertebrates: they’re not recent evolutionary innovations Recycled brain circuits: Humans don’t have ...

Every mammal, every fish, every vertebrate (creatures that have a spine) has two eyes. It’s been that way for millions and ...

About 445 million years ago, Earth’s oceans turned into a danger zone. Glaciers spread across the supercontinent Gondwana, and shallow seas shrank fast.

A global study finds pesticide harm is rising worldwide, putting insects, ecosystems, and biodiversity goals at risk.

New fossil evidence from China suggests that some of our vertebrate ancestors had four eyes. The study, published in Nature, takes a closer look at a structure found in multiple 518 million-year-old ...

Super Bowl weekend ushers in buzz about halftime performances, high-budget commercials and of course, who will win the NFL’s championship game. But year-round, Boise State’s raptor biologists are ...