Drawing of fish with internal anatomy.
| 4 min read
A team of researchers in Australia have imaged fossilized soft organs of early jawed vertebrates for the first time, finding that our ancient fish ancestors’ hearts, livers, and stomachs are strikingly similar to ours.

Australia

Ribbon weed meadow in Shark Bay, Western Australia

World’s Largest Organism Discovered Underwater

spikes of white coral underwater

Great Barrier Reef Suffers Sixth Mass Bleaching in Two Decades

Tiliqua rugosa, sleepy lizard, on reddish soil in western Australia

Researchers Probe Genetics Behind a Lizard’s Odd Immune System

close-up photo of mosquito on green background

Wet Weather Brings Japanese Encephalitis to Australia

outside view of flooded research greenhouses

Flooding and Storms Wreak Havoc for Australian Scientists

an Australian magpie stares down the camera

Altruism in Birds? Magpies Have Outwitted Scientists by Helping Each Other Remove Tracking Devices

octopus blue

What Scientists Learned by Putting Octopuses in MRI Machines

Opening of Leang Panninge cave in Indonesia

7,200-Year-Old Skeleton Offers Clues to Early Human Migration

Plant cryptospore fossil found in 480 million-year-old Australian rock

Discovered: Fossilized Spores Suggestive of Early Land Plants

black mice in clear plastic cages with bedding

Australian Research Faces Impending Scarcity of Lab Rodents

An Australian water beetle walks on the underside of the water's surface.

Australian Beetles Walk on the Underside of Water’s Surface

Mice Plague Eastern Australia in Record Numbers

a large intersection with an obelisk in the middle, with buildings and mountains in the background

Wolbachia-Infected Mosquitoes Stymie Dengue’s Spread: Study

christmas island gold course australia extinct species Christmas Island forest skink Emoia nativitatis Christmas Island pipistrelle Pipistrellus murrayi

Australian Government Adds a Dozen Animals to Extinct List

K’gari-Fraser Island wildfire australia

World’s Largest Sand Island Devastated by Wildfire

a Tasmanian devil peaks out of a hollow log

How to Reintroduce a Long-Lost Species

More than 450 Pilot Whales Stranded in Tasmanian Inlet

Jean Macnamara’s Multiple Causes, 1931

Robert May, Theoretical Ecologist Who Advised UK Gov’t, Dies

Image of the Day: Rescued Hatchlings

Trending

Photo of John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia

Universe 25 Experiment

An illustration of mustard-colored mitochondria against a dark blue background.

Mitochondrial DNA: A Maternal Legacy That Helps Trace the Past and Diagnose the Future

Photo of a woman submerged in icy water with her head and clasped hands above water.

What are the Risks and Benefits of a Cold Plunge?

A blue gloved hand holding several vials on a black background.

A Man Who Survived Hundreds of Snakebites Helped Scientists Develop a Potent Antivenom

Multimedia

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Bio-Rad
Exploring the Gut-Lung Axis in Health and Disease

Exploring the Gut-Lung Axis in Health and Disease

May digest 2025 cover
May 2025, Issue 1

Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

View this Issue
Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Bio-Rad
How technology makes PCR instruments easier to use.

Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

Thermo Fisher Logo
Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

10X Genomics
Optimize PCR assays with true linear temperature gradients

Applied Biosystems™ VeriFlex™ System: True Temperature Control for PCR Protocols

Thermo Fisher Logo

Products

The Scientist Placeholder Image

Biotium Launches New Phalloidin Conjugates with Extended F-actin Staining Stability for Greater Imaging Flexibility

Leica Microsystems Logo

Latest AI software simplifies image analysis and speeds up insights for scientists

BioSkryb Genomics Logo

BioSkryb Genomics and Tecan introduce a single-cell multiomics workflow for sequencing-ready libraries in under ten hours

iStock

Agilent BioTek Cytation C10 Confocal Imaging Reader

agilent technologies logo