Human Digits Evolved from Fish Fins

A new study which examined existing fossil records has found that human fingers and toes did not develop in tetrapods 365 million years ago as they crawled from the sea onto land, but 380 million years ago within...

Sharks swim closer to extinction

More than half of the world's ocean-going sharks are in danger of extinction, threatened largely by fishing, according to conservationists. "Specialists with IUCN (formerly the World Conservation Union) found that...

Popularity of shark fins puts species on endangered list

Another species is to be added to the endangered list because of the greediness of humans. The population of the scalloped hammerhead shark, found in the waters around China among other world locations, is...

The Fishy Flag Report

The fishy origin of our fingers and toes"It brings a new meaning to the term fish fingers. Our fingers and toes really did evolve from the fins of ancient fish, a discovery that finally resolves a debate over...

Dolphin may have 'remains' of legs

TOKYO - Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that...

Dolphin may have 'remains' of legs (AP)

" TOKYO - Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. Fishermen captured the...

Shark that walks on fins is discovered (AP)

" BANGKOK, Thailand - Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province said Monday they had discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis. The team from U.S.-based Conservation...

Dolphins Receiving Trade Interest

"According to MiamiHerald.com: The Dolphins have been taking and making calls around the NFL, listening to overtures about players who might not be in the team's long-term plans. The Titans are not known for making trades, particularly for an..."

Huizenga's Son Pleads No Contest to DUI Charge

"From Yahoo! Sports: -- The son of Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga pleaded no contest to drunken driving for a 2003 incident in which he's accused of hitting a pedestrian, his attorney told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel."

Scientists discover 1,200 types of venomous fish

"One moment he was reaching for the telephone, the next he was out cold.William Leo Smith, then a 20-year-old college student, woke up on the floor of the pet shop where he worked, blinking up at a ring of worried...

Agents use DNA to nab shark fin traders

" DANIA BEACH, Fla. - Federal enforcement agents spotted the suspicious bag while touring the building of a New York seafood dealer on a routine visit. Amid a half-ton of shark fins destined for Asia was a large...

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