Mudskippers break the rules of fish biology by breathing through their skin, walking on their fins and thriving on land where water disappears twice a day.

When we say that someone is a “fish out of water,” we sometimes mean to suggest that they are uncomfortable or out of their ...

As life on earth evolved, billions of creatures made the move from primordial ooze to life on land. For most, that eons-long transformation was a one-way trip. With the exception of amphibians—which ...

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 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, ...

This is the bizarre moment a goby fish appeared to walk on land - sauntering over to a human to say 'hello'. Footage shows the fish, which appeared to be a mudskipper, emerging from a river in Sarawak ...

A visualization of Tiktaalik roseae, an extinct aquatic animal with fossils that shed light on the evolution of land animals from marine animals millions of years ago. Nobu Tamura via Wikimedia ...