Far below the sunlit surface of the Pacific Ocean lives a fish that seems to challenge ordinary ideas about anatomy. Known as the Pacific barreleye, this small deep-sea species spends its life in a ...

For generations, biology textbooks have drawn a clean line, only four limbed animals like mammals, birds and reptiles have a ...

The specimen also followed an unusual path into the scientific record.

A remotely operated vehicle captured live footage of the barreleye fish, Macropinna microstoma, hovering in the deep Pacific ...

A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.

Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, eyes, teeth, pelvis, and even certain nerves all reveal compromises that ...

The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by palaeontologists at the University of Chicago.

Billions of birds share the planet with us. With their flamboyant plumage and joyous dawn serenades, many of them are impossible to miss. But how did they get here, how did they break the bounds of ...

A fish bone stuck in the throat may cause symptoms such as sharp pain, a tingling or prickling sensation, or coughing. Certain home remedies may be able to dislodge the fish bone, including consuming ...

Read a National Geographic magazine article about pterosaurs, the largest animals that ever flew, and get information, facts, ...

When you get a diagnosis of breast cancer, your doctor will use several tests to learn details about your tumor and the best way to treat it. The FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) test checks ...

If you don’t eat cold-water fatty fish and other seafood, or plant-based foods, such as nuts, seeds, and plant oils often, omega-3 supplementation through fish oil is an easy and helpful way to ...