New research shows that the earliest sponges were soft bodied and lacked skeletons, explaining why their oldest fossils are ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that giant embryonic cells divide—without relying on the classic “purse-string” ring long thought essential for splitting a cell in two. Studying ...

Researchers have uncovered something extraordinary: starfish don't have five arms. They are, genetically, one massive, ...

Scientists are exploring pig skin to gain a fuller understanding of how this process works. The result could mean uncovering ...