Watching an octopus punch an annoying fish is hugely satisfying to frustrated humans. And other animals do the ...

A clever tropical fish has flipped how biologists are thinking about memory, brains and visual recognition in the animal kingdom. Here’s how.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Fishing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons starts off relaxing… until you’re 47 sea bass deep and ...

Psychrolutes phrictus, the blob sculpin, is a type of blobfish. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Talk about a reputation glow-up. The blobfish lives up to its name with ...

In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But ...

For years, scientists felt like the fish they were watching watched them back. A new study suggests they can recognize a diver's outfit. A herd of saddled sea bream fish swim closely by a photographer ...

Can we finally retire the myth that goldfish have three-second memories? This oft-cited “fact” has been thoroughly debunked. Scientists have shown that fish can distinguish and remember individuals, ...

Against the blackness of water at night, the pomfret looked like it had blown a big bubble from gum. Instead, the fish had the larva of an anemone sticking out of its mouth. Researchers say this ...