Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a ...

Analysis of a 458-million-year-old fossil fish reveals anatomical insights about the vertebrate skull and how skull organization evolved from that of ancestral early vertebrates to that of jawed ...

How many fossils does it take to accurately train an image-based AI algorithm? According to a new study co-authored by Bruce ...

Researchers found that vertebrate eyes - including humans’ - began as brain tissue from a single ancestral light-sensing ...

Scientists found that adult bristleworm eyes grow continuously thanks to a rim of neural stem cells similar to those in vertebrate eyes. This growth is surprisingly regulated by environmental light ...

Gathering vision data for hundreds of vertebrates and invertebrates, biologists have deepened scientists' understanding of animal vision, including the colors they see. The researchers determined that ...

Scientists say humans share ancestry with a tiny one eyed creature from 600 million years ago, and remnants of its “cyclops” ...

The film discusses the characteristics and classifications of chordates, a group of animals that includes vertebrates and some simpler forms. Key features of chordates include a pharyngeal breathing ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona say there may be at least twice as many vertebrate species as previously recognized.