Schools of fish are mesmerizing examples of collective animal behavior. Thousands of individuals move in near-perfect synchrony, despite each fish having only a limited view of their surroundings. How ...

Two species of small, deep-dwelling fish called pearlsides possess eye cells that break the rules of vertebrate vision, combining features of rods and cones into a single hybrid photoreceptor never ...

A new study by UC San Diego neurobiologists found that glassfish depend on their sense of vision to coordinate social swimming behavior in schools. A flock of ...

In the remarkable slow-motion clip below, a bald eagle swoops down to snatch a fish! The incredible flying form of the bald ...

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The Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona is proud to announce a unique exhibition of fish x-rays on loan from the Smithsonian, titled “X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out.” The exhibit will be on display ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Some colorful cichlid fish in Africa's Lake Victoria formed a new species by adapting their vision, showing that geographical isolation is not essential for divergence, researchers ...