UChicago News curates a series of Explainers that summarize the scientific research the University of Chicago is well-known for. Recently, Physical Sciences News Officer Louise Lerner added ‘Missing links’ of evolution, explained to highlight how species have evolved over time into the variety of lifeforms we see today.

Zeray contributed to the story alongside Neil Shubin (known for discovering Tiktaalik) and Michael Coates (who helped reconstruct Acanthostega). The article answers a range of questions: What are ‘missing links’ of evolution? Why is it so hard to find missing link fossils? How do scientists find missing links? What is Tiktaalik? What are other examples of missing links that have been found? How does evolution happen? What is human evolution?