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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

When we say that someone is a “fish out of water,” we sometimes mean to suggest that they are uncomfortable or out of their element. Yet in nature, there are fish supremely adapted to life outside of ...

We set out to explore one of the strangest creatures living at the edge of land and sea - the mudskipper. In this episode, we look at how this fish walks on land, breathes air, and thrives where few ...

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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 ...

Chances are you’ve blinked at least a dozen times in the past minute, whether you’ve realized it or not. We rarely give a fleeting thought to this automatic behavior — not just for us but for most ...