Researchers have found that chunks of "flipped" DNA can help fish quickly adapt to new habitats and evolve into new species, acting as evolutionary "superchargers." Why are there so many different ...

Our sensitive teeth originally evolved from the "body armor" of extinct fish that lived 465 million years ago, scientists say. In a new study, the researchers showed how sensory tissue discovered on ...

You may never have wondered why you have five fingers at the end of each arm (or why you have fingers at all, for that matter) but the answer is surprisingly interesting and a little cheeky. A recent ...

The sound of a dentist's drill - did it make your teeth quiver? Well, it turns out the sensitivity of our teeth which causes them to ache can be traced back to the exoskeletons of ancient armored fish ...

Disclaimer: This article is based on actual news from the real world – honestly! However, it has been sprinkled with a healthy dose of satire. Researchers at the University of Geneva teamed up with ...

Have you ever looked at a human embryo and thought, “That kind of looks like a fish”? If you haven’t, you might be surprised to learn that, in a way, we all begin our lives like this. The idea that ...

Researchers have found that chunks of ‘flipped’ DNA can help fish quickly adapt to new habitats and evolve into new species, acting as evolutionary ‘superchargers’. Why are there so many different ...