UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An unusual blinking fish, the mudskipper, spends much of the day out of the water and is providing clues as to how and why blinking might have evolved during the transition to ...

To approach a question 400 million years in the making, researchers turned to mudskippers, blinking fish that live partially out of water. A magnified view of the human eye shows the pupil, the ...

Some creatures are dimensional travelers. Whether it be squirrels flying through the air or big cats gliding gracefully through deep water, not everyone sticks to one environment. Take the mudskipper ...

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 old idiom of being a fish out of water is never a positive thing. Instead, it paints a picture of being uncomfortable or awkward. This is how most fish feel when they are removed from their ...

The bulbous-eyed mudskipper could offer key clues about how our fishy ancestors first made the leap to land. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...