Learn how an ancient fish gene was repurposed to shape the anatomy of human hands.

Most people were taught a simple image: monkeys slowly turning into humans. That’s not how evolution works. Humans didn’t evolve from modern monkeys — we share a common ancestor with them, and if you ...

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Fish buttholes and fingers may seem like an unlikely pair, but new research suggests a surprising connection between the two. According to a study highlighted by Science Alert, the same genetic ...

How did the complexity of many organisms living today evolve from the simpler body plans of their ancestors? This is a central question in biology. Take our hands, for example: Every time we type a ...