Matt Wood

Two views, one from above and one from the side, of a mottled, large-bodied fish with four short fins and a large paddle-shaped tail

How fish fins evolved just before the transition to land

Mussels cling to a rock at low tide.

Genetic variation could help some species adapt to climate change

Heart transplant performed by Surgeon Valluvan Jeevanandam

Why some hospitals don’t prioritize the sickest heart transplant patients

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Two UChicago physicians elected to National Academy of Medicine

Zebra finches

Investing in love and affection pays off for species that mate for life

Tristychius 3-D Model

3-D reconstructions show how ancient sharks found an alternative way to feed

Alzheimer's image

Creation of new brain cells plays underappreciated role in Alzheimer’s

Alligator gar in an aquarium

How the ‘living fossil’ fish of North America vacuums up its prey

Microdocodon gracilis

Fossil shows how early mammals could swallow like their modern descendants

Train tracks

Area of brain associated with spatial awareness is crucial to decision making