New research published in the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology this month by researchers from the Switzerland-based University of Bern sheds new light on a somewhat unusual behavior ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) feed on crustaceans and fish such as flounder. They use a modified first dorsal fin spine ...

As a tasty paramecium flits around the head of a hungry fish, nerve cells in the fish’s brain track the prey and flicker in response. This reaction, caught in real time by scientists, helps illuminate ...

Asia's zebra-striped archerfish "shoot" their prey with streams of water that they use as a tool, a new study finds. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

A trade-off between tooth size and jaw mobility has restricted fish evolution, Nick Peoples at the University of California Davis, US, and colleagues report in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.

Scientists have designed a novel electronic tag package incorporating high-tech sensors and a video camera in order to document a detailed view of exactly how sailfish behave and hunt once they are on ...

Scientists have revealed for the first time that some fish sneak up on their prey by hiding behind sharks. The previously unknown behaviour was discovered by a team of researchers, including ...

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The African elephantnose fish generates weak electrical pulses to navigate its environment. This localization sense apparently shows an astonishing similarity to vision, as a study now shows. The ...