Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of gene-editing experiments.

Gills and mammalian ears bear little resemblance ... did in a tour-de-force comparative genomic study that included a fish, an amphibian, a reptile, a mammal and even a horseshoe crab (Limulus ...

It turns out that the flexible cartilage of fish gills bears a close correspondence to the cartilage in the mammalian outer ear, the visible part of the ear. To be sure, flexible cartilage ...

Researchers developed an artificial gill for ocean gliders, using hydrogen fuel to improve sustainability and extend mission ...

"So it wasn't really known if fish had elastic cartilage or not. It turns out that they do." Gills and outer ears look and function quite differently from one another. They also do not mineralize ...

Though the rule has been widely observed, scientists do not know the reason. One theory was that fish gills were unable to keep up with the fish's oxygen demands in warmer water, which holds less ...

What's good for fish may be good for robots, too, as researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have developed an ...

Some vendors at the fish market here are applying a red coloured substance onto the gills of the fish for it to look fresh. Attracted by their “freshness”, a number of customers are paying ...

Fish are a type of animal that live in water. They breathe oxygen underwater through their gills. Fish can be found in freshwater, like ponds and streams, and also in salty seawater. Fish come in ...