Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces.

Diamond-shaped fish cages rise from the water for cleaning at Open Blue, the world’s largest open-ocean fish farm, eight ...

After you've landed your fish, you need to get the hook out. Most of the time it's a simply matter. Just grasp the hook or lure, push back against the direction the hook penetrated and you're done.

Pair of black cap jawfish threatening on a yellow sand beach in the Philippines© Arturo Vigil/Shutterstock.com The two fish in this YouTube clip are having a serious disagreement as some amused humans ...

Three-dimensional reconstructions of the rockhead poacher's insides hint that the fish may beat its cranial pit like a drum Louisiana State University The rockhead poacher is an odd fish whose name ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. For decades, self-awareness has been guarded as a very ...