Australian lungfish are known to be ultra-survivors, but this lungfish is pushing the boundaries even for its own kind. At ...

Researchers have discovered a well-preserved Devonian coelacanth fish in Western Australia, shedding light on the connection between plate tectonics and evolutionary changes. Named 'Ngamugawi ...

To improve the crack resistance of concrete, the team took inspiration from the double-helical scales of the coelacanth, an ...

The ancient coelacanth, a lobe-finned fish, is a “living fossil” in every sense of the term. ... [+] Biologists believe this supreme survivor has undergone little change in 400 million years.

These fish typically live at depths of 150- 700m so the researchers used a remotely operated, self-propelled vehicle to film the coelacanth. Scientists believe that this fish was newly born as a ...

Adelaide, Sep 13 (The Conversation) — Coelacanths, deep-sea fish inhabiting the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia, have captivated scientists due to their remarkable survival over millions of ...

Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two meters in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct. In new ...

A live recreation of the Ngamugawi wirngarri coelacanth in its natural habitat. Palaeoart illustration Katrina Kenny In a new study published in Nature Communications, scientists led by Flinders ...

A recent discovery slamming the fish world is drawing us deep into the abyss. The protagonist of our story is an ancient fish called a coelacanth. If you haven’t heard of them, these large, ...