Evolution
The Extraordinary Evolution of Cichlid Fishes
Cichlid fishes have undergone a mind-boggling degree of speciation. New research is revealing features of their genomes that primed them to diversify so spectacularly
Stories by Axel Meyer
Evolution
The Remarkable Throat Jaws of Cichlid Fish
This weird adaptation may have helped cichlids evolve their spectacular diversity of forms
Evolution
The Extraordinary Evolution of Cichlid Fishes
Cichlid fishes have undergone a mind-boggling degree of speciation. New research is revealing features of their genomes that primed them to diversify so spectacularly
Ecology
Nicaragua Canal Could Wreak Environmental Ruin
Two scientists advocate for an environmental assessment of plans for a 300-kilometer waterway joining the Pacific and Atlantic oceans
Evolution
Cichlids of the Rift Lakes
The extraordinary diversity of cichlid fishes challenges entrenched ideas of how quickly new species can arise
