Oriol Sunyer, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, has described fish as 'an open gut swimming'. Their mucosal surfaces - their skin, digestive tract and gills ...

A collaborative team of scientists led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently found that there is no physiological evidence supporting a leading theory—which involves the surface area of ...

The outer ears that sit on the sides of your head share an unexpected genetic heritage with the gills of fish. According to research published in the journal Nature by scientists from the University ...

Sharks, skates and rays are oddities among fish: They have appendages growing out of the gill arches, small cradles of bones that supports the gills. This anatomical peculiarity has led to the ...

It turns out the human ear got off to a fishy start. Literally. A fascinating new study reveals that the mammalian outer ear ...

Fish induce production of a particular antibody in their gills in response to pathogen exposure, researchers report at the conclusion of work that could lead to improved fish vaccines for aquaculture.

A collaborative team of scientists recently found that there is no physiological evidence supporting a leading theory -- which involves the surface area of fish gills -- as to why many fish species ...