For decades, scientists used a mirror experiment to explore whether animals could recognize themselves. In that test, ...

Imagine being submerged in the ocean. As one watches the flickering light penetrate the water, the dancing rays of light seem to make a beeline for the bottom of the ocean, pulling one’s curiosity ...

A tiny, orange-vermillion colored fish has been named a new species after a team of divers from Southern California and Mexico found the wrasse in deep water among volcanoes and rugged rocks near the ...

Cleaner wrasse fish, the tiny reef dwellers that pick parasites off larger clients, behave more cooperatively when a potential customer is watching, according to experimental evidence published in ...

Two females of the newly discovered species, Halichoeres sanchezi or the tailspot wrasse. The males are larger and have different coloration. Credit: Allison & Carlos ...

Before squaring up for a fight, some fish check themselves out in the mirror to make sure they're big enough. This strange behavior was seen in bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), who ...

SAN DIEGO — A team of marine biologists exploring the remote islands off Mexico’s Pacific Coast made an exciting discovery: a new species of fish previously unknown to science. The new species ...

A team of scientists, including Ben Frable of UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, discovered a new species of tropical fish during an expedition to remote Mexican islands, it was ...

A team of scientists including Ben Frable of UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography discovered a new species of tropical fish during an expedition to remote Mexican islands, it was ...

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 ...

A team of scientists including Ben Frable of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered a new species of tropical fish during an expedition to the remote islands of the ...