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 ...

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

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, ...