"The discovery of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossil offers us an unprecedented opportunity to understand ...

Australian scientists have discovered an ancient freshwater fish fossil with its stomach contents remarkably preserved. In a ...

“This is the most comprehensive scientific publication on the distribution of fish bioluminescence ever written, and the authors show that bioluminescence evolved way more times independently than ...

One of the most important milestones in the evolution of life began some 400 million years ago, when the first animals made their way from water onto land. At that time, known as the Devonian ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...

A fossil discovered near Gulgong in New South Wales, Australia, has offered researchers a detailed look into themelanosomes ...

For years, scientists felt like the fish they were watching watched them back. A new study suggests they can recognize a diver's outfit.

Wrasse fish use hard surfaces as tools to crack open prey. This behavior shows flexible thinking and environmental awareness.

It was not so terribly long ago; that the original planktonic mix gave birth to some zillion critters with the advantage of ...