To survive warming oceans, clownfish cope by shrinking in size. Scientists observed that some of the orange-striped fish shrank their bodies during a heat wave off the coast of Papa New Guinea. Fish ...

When attacked, pufferfish swell to three times their size. This trick helps them survive in the wild. Here's why.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, fish had sensory features on their exoskeletons that contained dentine, the material that makes our teeth sensitive today ...

When your immune system detects harmful microbes, your body raises its internal temperature to create a hostile environment. Turning up the heat suppresses the proliferation of invaders. In short, the ...

Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan is feeling the strain of deteriorating U.S.-China relations on his latest project, a cross-border ...

In the forests of eastern Australia, satin bowerbirds create structures known as “bowers.” The males gather twigs and place ...

While updating the tank, my feisty puffer fish went on a headbutting spree testing the glass and everyone’s nerves in the ...

Pufferfish have an iconic defence mechanism, but there’s more to these famous inflatables than meets the eye. Their potent poison has a fearsome reputation, linking daredevil diners, drug-user ...

While these fish are admired for their unique ability to inflate as a defense mechanism, they are also infamous for their potent poison. The substance, tetrodotoxin, found in various tissues of the ...

The puffer chicken has the face and legs of a chicken but the body of a puffer fish. Rolf Parker-Houghton, a.k.a. Dr. Balderdash, said the creatures resemble puffer fish because of all the defenses ...

Are animals even capable of creating art ... Off the coasts of Japan, male white-spotted puffer fish create impressive nests to attract females. The male puffer fish uses his mouth to remove ...

Are animals even capable of creating art ... Off the coasts of Japan, male white-spotted puffer fish create impressive nests to attract females. The male puffer fish uses his mouth to remove ...