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359 million years ago, 96% of fish died - and human evolution began

In this eye-opening talk, fish paleobiologist Lauren Sallan explains how one of Earth’s most devastating mass extinctions ...
ucdavis.edu

Fish Evolution Accelerated After Adapting to Eat off Hard Surfaces

Butterfly fish feeding on a coral reef. The ability to bite food off hard surfaces, such as coral, evolved about 50 million years ago and led to the rapid formation of new species of fish on coral ...
Phys.org

Study revises 'living fossil' fish anatomy, reshaping view of vertebrate skull evolution

The coelacanth is known as a "living fossil" because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years. Despite being one of the most studied fish in history, it continues to reveal new ...
Mother Jones

Warming Oceans and Waterways Threaten a Key Human Protein Source

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the world’s waters, fish are making a quiet, biological retreat. The once simple ...
The Conversation

The human body isn’t a masterpiece of design – it’s a patchwork of evolutionary compromise

The human body is often described as a marvel of “perfect design”: elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose. Yet, when we look closer, a rather different picture emerges. Far from being a ...