• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2014
We Are Related to a Bunch of 500-Million-Year-Old Blind Water Creatures

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

New Study Explains Why There Were No Small Dinosaurs

Unlike any other vertebrate species, there are more large dinosaurs than small ones

Experts Find Oldest Vertebrate in the World

Experts Find Oldest Vertebrate in the World

The creature is the ancestor of all vertebrates, including humans

Smallest Vertebrate on Earth Is a Tiny Frog

Smallest Vertebrate on Earth Is a Tiny Frog

The creature was discovered in 2009, but it was only now revealed

New Insight into How Early Human Embryos Developed

New Insight into How Early Human Embryos Developed

Experts analyze connection between chordates and complex creatures

Modern Vertebrates Emerged After Devonian Fish Extinction

Modern Vertebrates Emerged After Devonian Fish Extinction

The event took place millions of years ago

Human Vision Goes Back 600 Million Years

Human Vision Goes Back 600 Million Years

The conclusion belongs to a study on hydra

New Fossil Mammal Found in China

New Fossil Mammal Found in China

It was the size of a chipmunk

A View of the First Creatures to Walk on Land

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

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

Scientists Close to Finding the First Living Animal

Sea sponges are not the root of life, new evidence shows