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 ...

When we say that someone is a “fish out of water,” we sometimes mean to suggest that they are uncomfortable or out of their element. Yet in nature, there are fish supremely adapted to life outside of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The unusual looking mudskipper has a startling face, and a ...

Mudskippers are some of the most extraordinary and unusual fish on Earth, renowned for their ability to thrive both in water and on land. Unlike typical fish that remain submerged, mudskippers spend ...

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 ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An unusual blinking fish, the mudskipper, spends much of the day out of the water and is providing clues as to how and why blinking might have evolved during the transition to ...

To approach a question 400 million years in the making, researchers turned to mudskippers, blinking fish that live partially out of water. A magnified view of the human eye shows the pupil, the ...