- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 16th, 2014
We Are Related to a Bunch of 500-Million-Year-Old Blind Water Creatures
Scientists find bizarre creatures that populated the Earth millions of years ago are our long-lost cousins
- Nature
- By Lucian Parfeni
- December 20th, 2012
New Study Explains Why There Were No Small Dinosaurs
Unlike any other vertebrate species, there are more large dinosaurs than small ones
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 6th, 2012
Experts Find Oldest Vertebrate in the World
The creature is the ancestor of all vertebrates, including humans
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 12th, 2012
Smallest Vertebrate on Earth Is a Tiny Frog
The creature was discovered in 2009, but it was only now revealed
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2011
Gene Expression Patterns Consistent Among Species
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 30th, 2010
New Insight into How Early Human Embryos Developed
Experts analyze connection between chordates and complex creatures
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 18th, 2010
Modern Vertebrates Emerged After Devonian Fish Extinction
The event took place millions of years ago
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 13th, 2010
Human Vision Goes Back 600 Million Years
The conclusion belongs to a study on hydra
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 7th, 2009
A View of the First Creatures to Walk on Land
When they came out of the sea, they looked odd
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 23rd, 2009
The Sea Lamprey Sheds One Fifth of Its Genome When It Grows
It's classified as a living fossil
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 27th, 2009
Scientists Close to Finding the First Living Animal
Sea sponges are not the root of life, new evidence shows