Genomic analysis reveals squid and cuttlefish evolved in deep oceans, survived mass extinction in refuges, and later rapidly diversified, following a “long fuse” evolutionary pattern.

For tens of millions of years, squid and cuttlefish barely changed. Then, almost suddenly, they exploded into the diverse, fast-moving, shape-shifting creatures we know today. A new genomic study in ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...