Scientists compared genomes from 154 animal species and found that land animals share genetic tricks for surviving outside ...

Animals from completely different branches of the tree of life, such as insects, worms and vertebrates, independently evolved ...

The transition from aquatic to terrestrial life has been one of the most significant evolutionary challenges. This decisive ...

Environmental DNA has become the ecologist’s shiny new tool, unraveling mysteries about endangered and elusive aquatic species in recent years. The novel biomonitoring method looks for traces of DNA ...

The chances of aquatic mammals — like orcas, dolphins and whales — ever evolving to live on land again are almost nonexistent, a new study has found. Researchers discovered that the adaptations that ...

Invertebrates are a diverse group of animals that make up the majority of the animal kingdom and encompass a wide array of species with varying adaptations and characteristics. Invertebrates are found ...

A comprehensive analysis of Mesosaurus fossils shows that bones from adults share similarities with land-dwelling animals -- suggesting older Mesosaurus were semi-aquatic, whereas the juveniles spent ...