A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

Dr. Emily Mitchell at the University of Cambridge's Department of Zoology, a co-author of the report, said, "It's exciting to learn that the very first animals from 580 million years ago had a ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...

when the first animals crawled out of the sea onto land. Some details remain fuzzy and under investigation. But we know for certain that this back-to-the-water evolution did occur, thanks to a ...

One of the most important milestones in the evolution of life began some 400 million years ago, when the first animals made their way from water onto land. At that time, known as the Devonian ...

A talented Pokemon fan artist creates a new Mega Evolution for Gastrodon, a Water/Ground-type creature from the fourth generation.

One of the strangest groups of creatures of all is the sea squirts. Their comical title belies the fact that although they are still invertebrates, they actually belong in the same phylum as we do ...

The evolution of penguins from their flying seabird ... Plus, penguins are ridiculously charming creatures. They love, they fight, they steal, and because of their funny upright posture it ...

Learn more about a time period marked by an intense burst of evolution. 3 min read The Cambrian ... Among them were the chordates, to which vertebrates (animals with backbones) such as humans ...