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Photograph of two mudskippers (Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus) fighting in shallow waters, taken at Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong. The fish's blinking behavior when on land is providing clues as ...

A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have zeroed in on an amphibious fish species to better understand the evolutionary pressures that molded blinking in land-dwelling ...

Okinawa's mangrove forests are home to many animal species, from crabs to kingfishers; they host a diverse ecosystem teeming with life. Among the quirkier residents living there is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fish aren’t supposed to survive on land. Without being ...

The barred mudskipper, scientifically called Periophthalmus argentilineatus, has more than just one oddity. Their eyes sit more on top than on the side of their heads, and despite having no lungs, ...

Blinking is crucial for the eye. It's how animals clean their eyes, protect them, and even communicate. But how and why did blinking originate? Researchers have studied the mudskipper, an amphibious ...

You’re making the rest of us look bad, okay?! It’s bad enough that mudskippers evolved legs and lungs to live on land, but now they’re climbing trees They’ll start sprouting wings next, and then we’ll ...