The ghost catfish transforms from glassy to glam when white light passes through its mostly transparent body. Now, scientists know why. The fish’s iridescence comes from light bending as it ...

Flying fish use the same tactic to escape from predators. Now, we know that one of the most common groups of ocean animals shares their strategy.

Put flying fish in a wind tunnel, and they’re as aerodynamically polished as most birds. Earlier analyses of their bodies suggested as much, but the calculations were hypothetical. “We ...

Ahhh, kayaking in the Florida Keys: warm sun, turquoise waters, and ... bounding barracudas? A woman who was struck and badly injured by a flying fish is reunited with her rescuer.

A Tasmanian woman has shared her incredible find on the sand at Bruny Island, mistaking an almost completely transparent fish for a piece of seaweed.

The transparent body of the glass eel makes it hard for anyone to spot. As the water drains away, the fish becomes easy to spot in this footage recorded in Shinnecock Bay, USA. Chris Paparo, 49 from ...

A tiny fish may show how stem cells change into organs, tissues. June 3, 2010 — -- Scientists are a step closer to unraveling one of the greatest mysteries of the biological world: how stem ...

A deep-sea fish can hide its enormous, jutting teeth from prey because its chompers are virtually invisible - until it's too late.

The funky fish with the transparent head was first described in 1939, but only now do researchers understand the complexities of their distinctive tubular eyes.

A ghostly sea creature that’s almost totally transparent drags a fish to its doom in otherworldly new footage. Diver Pedro Valencia knew he was seeing something special when he encountered the ...

This amazing barreleye fish really does have eyes in the back of his head. Accustomed to living in the pitch black of the deep sea, the animal has developed a unique and incredibly useful ability ...

This amazing barreleye fish really does have eyes in the back of his head. Accustomed to living in the pitch-black of the deep sea, the animal has developed this unique and incredibly useful ...