Experts say fish jump from their bowls for a variety of reasons (Reuters) Many fish owners will no doubt have had a problem with their pet's apparent deathwish - jumping out of their bowls and into ...

A slimy eel-like creature called the hagfish is the only known animal with a skull but no backbone, and is completely blind. This bizarre water-dweller is currently thought to be evolving the ability ...

Ancient fossils from South China reveal the earliest bony fishes and shed new light on how jaws, teeth, and key vertebrate ...

If you studied evolution in school, you probably remember that chart that showed fish living in the water and then moving onto land. Watching the blenny species of fish is like seeing evolution happen ...

Researchers studied the fossil Elpistostege watsoni, a fish that lived about 380 million years ago. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West ...

Approximately 380 million years ago a violent sea-dwelling predator terrorised the tropical lagoon habitat. For this fish was equipped with more than a terrifying array of razor-sharp teeth – the ...

Finger-like divisions found in the fins of ancient fish have been hailed as a "missing link" in our evolution. Scientists have discovered that fins were already developing into finger like structures ...

Current fishing regulations need to be rethought because they ignore evolution, according to new research. The policy to catch only the larger individuals of any given species - in an attempt to ...

An amazing species of South American fish has defied evolution by surviving for 70,000 years - despite the fact it produces no males. An amazing species of South American fish has defied evolution by ...

Parasites and diseases are major elements of the environment that affect animal populations. The new findings show evidence that infections in one generation can affect the survival and growth of a ...