Scientists discovered some of the oldest bony fish fossils in China. The fossils explain the early history of animals with backbones.

According to the data considered by its authors—a team from the University of Sussex (UK) and Lund University ...

David Attenborough embarks on an epic 500-million-year journey to unravel the incredible rise of the vertebrates. He presents explosive new fossil evidence from a region he’s long dreamt of exploring ...

518-million-year-old fossil reveals vertebrates once had four eyes and extra organs that later shaped evolution.

A new study led by researchers at the University of Arizona suggests that for every recognized vertebrate species, there are, on average, two ...