As soon as Shahar placed his first sample of billfish rostral bone under the microscope, he saw something unusual. The bone showed distinct signs of remodeling. He looked at several other samples ...

When Hurricane Florence flooded the Carolinas in September, the rivers turned from blue to a sickly gray. The water ran so thick with soil, dead leaves, and pollution that you could see murky ink ...

A jawless, armored fish that lived 423M years ago had a bone cells that dissolved tissue to supply the bloodstream with calcium, phosphorous and other minerals to help it travel long distances.