The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we might have them as well.

New research has revealed that fish embryos actively control their hatching timing through a neurohormone, ...

New research has shown that fish embryos actively control the timing of their hatching using a neurohormone called ...

In a study led by Matan Golan from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Agricultural Research Organization-Volcani ...

The 500-million-year-old primitive fish without bones or teeth has surprisingly advanced anatomical features. “Based on the ...

There are about 28,000 species of bony fishes — the largest taxonomic group of vertebrates — and they have been around for a ...

This is the third oarfish discovered in Southern California this year. The first was back in August near the La Jolla Shores.

Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone inside their body. The major groups include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Invertebrates don't have a backbone. They either have a soft ...