However, little is known about how these pollutants interact during early development, particularly in sensitive organs such as the eye. Based on these challenges, it is necessary to conduct in-depth ...

Conservationists are raising the plight of the pangolin, a scaly anteater found in parts of Africa and Asia that is the most trafficked mammal in the world.

We’re only in the early stages of 2026, and one massive change from last year may have already occurred: there may actually ...

Amphibians and reptiles are among the most vulnerable vertebrate groups to environmental perturbations, with a significant proportion already facing ...

Recent studies challenge long-standing beliefs about vertebrate vision with the discovery of a novel visual system in deep-sea fish, while a groundbreaking fossil find in Niger reveals a remarkable ...

The juvenile dinosaur is so well preserved that its individual cells can still be identified under a microscope.

There may be twice as many vertebrates on the planet as previous estimates claimed, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. That's ...

In the realm of entomology, few creatures command as much fascination as the mantis. Throughout history, these striking insects have been deeply woven into local myths and legends, sometimes respected ...

Fossils of the prehistoric fish genus myllokunmingiid, more than 518 million years old, reveal that early vertebrates may ...

A new study focused on cryptic species—animals that look the same but are genetically different—found that they’re more widespread among vertebrates than we previously thought.

Tyrannoroter heberti fossil shows one of the earliest land animals to eat plants, changing what we know about how ...

The earliest ancestors of all backboned animals, including humans, may have viewed the world with four eyes, not just two.