Cleaner wrasse have revealed a remarkable new side of fish intelligence. Marked with fake parasites, they used mirrors to inspect and remove the spots—far faster than seen in earlier tests. Even more ...

In theory, a reaction to an out-of-place mark in a reflection is assumed to be evidence of self-recognition for other animals as well. Chimpanzees, elephants, and dolphins are just some that have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WAYNE COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) staff recently began experimenting ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI — An unusual structure is taking shape in the middle of downtown Traverse City. Crews are pouring the massive sorting channel that will form the core of the FishPass project, a ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State fish and wildlife officials are studying a new way of transporting hatchery salmon that are intended to repopulate the Sacramento River system, a newspaper reported.

Research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has shown that flying fish are every bit as good at gliding as birds. The fish are able glide for more than 40 seconds, covering distances of ...

Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet that healthy vertebrates can have brain microbiomes. Samuel Velasco / Quanta Magazine The original version of this story appeared in Quanta ...

Bacteria are in, around and all over us. They thrive in almost every corner of the planet, from deep-sea hydrothermal vents to high up in the clouds, to the crevices of your ears, mouth, nose and gut.