A research team led by Profs. Zhu Min, Lu Jing, and Zhu You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and ...

How many fossils does it take to accurately train an image-based AI algorithm? According to a new study co-authored by Bruce ...

Earth’s vertebrate diversity may be far richer than anyone realized. A sweeping analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every known fish, bird, reptile, amphibian, or mammal species, there ...

The newly discovered fish fossil fills a key gap in our understanding of the evolution of vertebrate diversity.

Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona say there may be at least twice as many vertebrate species as previously recognized.

We’re only in the early stages of 2026, and one massive change from last year may have already occurred: there may actually ...

Researchers found that vertebrate eyes - including humans’ - began as brain tissue from a single ancestral light-sensing organ.

The monster is back! Well, not alive, but back in the scientific spotlight. In 1958 amateur fossil hunter Francis Tully found some strange fossils at the famous Mazon Creek site, about 15 miles ...

For every recognized vertebrate species, there are on average two unrecognized, or "cryptic" species, according to a new ...