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Fossils depicting the evolution of fish at a museum - Danny Ye/Shutterstock Norselaspis glacialis is closely related to early jawed vertebrates. Through X-ray imaging, the researchers discovered that ...

Deep-sea fish, a group of inhabitants of the most light-deprived and harsh environments on our planet, have been discovered ...

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Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...

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 ...

One of the biggest mysteries in human evolution has just been solved. In 2010, a groundbreaking genetic analysis revealed that east Asia was once home to a previously unknown group of enigmatic ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

Our ancestors probably loved to eat potatoes, even though their teeth weren’t cut out for the task. That’s the finding of a new study co-authored by a University of Calgary professor, which has ...