Oregon Zoo has welcomed 25 rare Pacific lamprey – a 400-million-year-old species native to the Pacific Northwest. The effort ...

In 2015, two members of the Blue Beach Fossil Museum in Nova Scotia found a long, curved fossil jaw, bristling with teeth.

Koi fishes. Image by Openverse. Research has provided compelling evidence that fish do experience sleep-like states. Studies using electroencephalography (EEG) on some fish species have detected ...

- June 18, 2025 An ochre-banded goatfish (Upeneus sundaicus). Credit: John Sparks and David Gruber. Some fish have a hidden superpower—they can glow in vibrant colors under certain kinds of light.

This Ancient Roman Casual Dining Joint Served Fish, Chicken and—Fried Songbird A new analysis of the bones in the eatery’s garbage pit challenges the elite status of thrush in the Roman diet ...

This article explores the remarkable characteristics and adaptations that have allowed these ancient fish to endure through centuries, witnessing the rise and fall of human civilizations from the ...

The "inside-out" theory suggests that teeth evolved multiple times, first inside the pharynx of jawless fish and later as tooth-like structures on fish skin. "Most paleontologists now consider the ...

In a week of unusual maritime events, two rare deep-sea oarfish, often dubbed “doomsday fish,” have washed ashore in separate incidents in Tamil Nadu, India, and Tasmania, Australia. These mysterious ...

Scans of ancient fish revealed that the sensitive inner layer of teeth may have developed from sensory tissues in the protective armor of these fish, which may explain the high sensitivity of today’s ...