On the muddy shores of Indonesia’s mangrove forests, fish can sometimes be seen doing something unbelievable — climbing rocks ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, our fishy ancestors dragged themselves out of the water and diversified into all the vertebrates on Earth—everything from lizards to primates to humans. But one ...

Some creatures are dimensional travelers. Whether it be squirrels flying through the air or big cats gliding gracefully through deep water, not everyone sticks to one environment. Take the mudskipper ...

A tree-climbing species of fish has been filmed hopping along the water and jumping onto land in a way that has never before been seen. The unusual method of moving across water was seen in a species ...

A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have zeroed in on an amphibious fish species to better understand the evolutionary pressures that molded blinking in land-dwelling ...

As life on earth evolved, billions of creatures made the move from primordial ooze to life on land. For most, that eons-long transformation was a one-way trip. With the exception of amphibians—which ...

The barred mudskipper, scientifically called Periophthalmus argentilineatus, has more than just one oddity. Their eyes sit more on top than on the side of their heads, and despite having no lungs, ...

The old idiom of being a fish out of water is never a positive thing. Instead, it paints a picture of being uncomfortable or awkward. This is how most fish feel when they are removed from their ...

The bulbous-eyed mudskipper could offer key clues about how our fishy ancestors first made the leap to land. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The “MuddyBot” robot — with two green "fins" and a powerful "tail" — uses the locomotion principles of the mudskipper to move through a trackway filled with granular materials. The “MuddyBot” robot — ...