Have you noticed the many ponds and backwater areas that are covered with green scum? The fishermen are upset because this scum fouls up their fishing lines and boat motors. Those who have fish tanks, ...

A University of Michigan researcher has discovered an early innovation in the way fish eat. A scientist from the University of Michigan has helped uncover the earliest evidence of a tongue-like biting ...

Scientists discovered molecular fossils that reveal sponges were among Earth’s earliest animals.

At a certain point in Earth’s distant past, the planet’s assortment of organic molecules and compounds aligned to create the ...

Snailfish living in deep-sea trenches in the Pacific and Indian oceans may have wider geographic distributions than ...

Ancient armoured fish possessed sophisticated tooth replacement mechanisms more than 380 million years ago, Australian ...

Scientists discovered chemical fossils in ancient rocks that suggest sea sponges were among the first animals to live on Earth.

Learn about how chemical fossils helped researchers identify one of Earth’s earliest animals: a sea sponge from the Ediacaran ...