A hidden close-up camera placed near a muddy riverbank captured a fascinating moment from one of nature’s most unusual creatures. At first, the wet stones and shallow water looked quiet, but then a ...

One species is particularly unusual. The mangrove rivulus usually lives in brackish pools but, when conditions dry up, the fish has an amazing survival response: it hides inside logs. As their pools ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Atlantic’s Science, Technology, and Health desk has had a busy 2025: Our writers have spent the year probing the limits of human consciousness and gene-editing technology, studying the ubiquity of ...

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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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