Invertebrate research bias in ecology is measurable and worsening: a new audit of 1.38 million papers across 612 journals by ...

Scientists have long puzzled over the gap in the fossil record that would explain the evolution from invertebrates to vertebrates. Vertebrates, including fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, ...

Researchers recently discovered that the sea lamprey, a modern representative of ancient jawless vertebrates, fights invading pathogens by generating up to 100 trillion unique receptors. These ...

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This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. One of just two vertebrates without a jaw, ...

While insects provide an essential food source for many vertebrate species, they're more than just a protein-laden snack.