This one fossil changed how scientists model the evolution of fish

A new fossil study by scientists challenges long-held ideas of fish evolution, revealing surprising insights into early ...
TED on MSN

359 million years ago, 96% of fish died - and human evolution began

In this eye-opening talk, fish paleobiologist Lauren Sallan explains how one of Earth’s most devastating mass extinctions ...
Discover Magazine

Our Fingers and Toes Trace Their Origins to a Surprising Structure in Fish, And It Isn’t Their Fins

Learn more about the evolution of human fingers and toes, which originate from the genetic programming for a multipurpose orifice in fish. Fins, fingers, and toes. Though they might seem similar, it ...
Washington Post

In ancient teeth, clues of human evolution — and perhaps a new species

On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, ...