In an astounding revelation, scientists have unearthed an ancient fish species with a hearing mechanism strikingly similar to that of humans. This unexpected discovery, made on November 4, 2025, has ...

A new study shows that fish brains often do not fill their skulls. This changes how scientists study brain evolution and ...

A study published in the Nature journal alters how the evolution of fish has been historically understood. Fossilized fish and other sea creatures have often been pivotal in new scientific discoveries ...

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