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June 1, 2012

Robots and Human Evolution

Biologist is building general robots in order to better understand biological evolution.

February 24, 2012

Real Fish Welcome Robotic Overlord Into Their School

If accepted by the animals, robotic fish may act as leaders.

November 27, 2012

A New Ancient Fish Offers Insight into “Living Fossil” Species

The fossils of a diminutive 100-million-year-old fish recently discovered in Texas has close relatives still living today.

October 2, 2012

Dawn of the Deed, Part 1: Down and Dirty in the Devonian

In Part I of a series, author John Long describes his passion for placoderms – and his sudden discovery of live birth in these ancient fish.The story of unraveling placoderm reproduction begins with a 380-million-year-old fossil from the Gogo site, Western Australia, that yielded the oldest evidence of live birth in vertebrates.

July 13, 2012

For Unendowed Fish, A Fake Dinner Leads to Sex

So how do you get a female fish to sidle on over so you can slip her your genetic goods?

August 7, 2012

Google Earth For Cells Lets Biologists Zoom In

Google Earth technology for looking at cells.

August 9, 2012

Found: Fossil Flatfish

A new discovery by Matt Friedman at Oxford University is providing paleontologists with clues to the flatfish’s seemingly unsolved history.

August 24, 2012

Video-Gaming Fish Play Out the Advantages of Groups

A video game designed for predatory fish might have unraveled some lingering evolutionary questions

January 5, 2013

Scientists Breed Big-Brained Guppies to Demonstrate Evolution’s Trade-offs

Scientists have long suspected that big brains come with an evolutionary price.