"If you would ask a regular person, do you think fish can climb falls, most of them will tell you: you are crazy." ...

The tiny fish, called shellears, use microscopic hook-like growths on their fins to ascend—and they take a lot of breaks. The ...

Learn how fish in the Democratic Republic of the Congo scale a near-vertical waterfall using microscopic hooks.

New research from the Democratic Republic of Congo offers a behavioral and anatomical portrait of a species that can achieve ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

The goby fish, particularly species like Sicyopterus stimpsoni, is one of nature’s most remarkable climbers. In fast-flowing rivers and steep tropical regions, some species of fish achieve an ...