Most fish on Earth today are ray-finned fishes: minnows, anchovies, catfish, bluefish, groupers, flatfish, bonitos, you name ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new study found that fish oil supplements did not ...

Deep within the dark caves of northeastern Mexico lives a fish that has spent hundreds of thousands of years adapting to a world without light. The blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) has ...

Scientists tracking blind Mexican cavefish uncover a striking evolutionary reversal where existing brain circuits are rewired via dopamine to flip behavioral responses to light.

A recent study suggests that zebrafish have four sleep substates, just like humans do—and one of them is akin to an afternoon ...

Fish oil supplements successfully delivered omega-3s to the brain, but a two-year study found no meaningful benefits for memory, cognition, or Alzheimer’s-related brain changes. The results challenge ...

Earlier this week, at TechCrunch’s newest StrictlyVC event in Los Angeles, Shinkei Systems founder Saif Khawaja and Founders ...

One of the world's top centers for brain science is taking a huge gamble on a tiny, transparent fish. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus near Washington, D.C., has announced ...

One of the world's leading brain research labs is switching from fruit flies to a tiny, transparent fish. The goal is to observe an entire animal's brain at work. One of the world's top centers for ...

One of the world's top centers for brain science is taking a huge gamble on a tiny, transparent fish. GERRY RUBIN: It's a big, risky bet, but that's what makes it interesting. CHANG: NPR's Jon ...

Archaeologists have discovered two 2,000-year-old human skeletons in the northwestern part of Scotland, the study of which revealed unusual ritual practices of the Iron Age. The remains of a woman and ...

A new study suggests this popular supplement might actually interfere with the brain’s healing process after mild traumatic brain injuries such as concussions. Using mouse and cell models, researchers ...