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When you and I take a deep breath, we pull air into our lungs. That’s because humans are mammals. But fish aren’t mammals. They usually don’t breathe air. They usually don’t have lungs. That’s what I ...

The middle ear of humans evolved from fish gills, according to a study of a 438 million-year-old fossil fish brain. Scientists discovered the fossil of the braincase of a Shuyu fish. Despite its skull ...

A widely debated topic in biology and fisheries sciences is the role of oxygen in the growth of fish and other water-breathing animals. According to new research, developmental changes in individual ...

A collaborative team of scientists recently found that there is no physiological evidence supporting a leading theory -- which involves the surface area of fish gills -- as to why many fish species ...

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Why do you think giraffes have such long necks? It’s a question that has perplexed scientists for years. Do you think giraffes have long necks to reach food in high places? Maybe you are onto ...