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The water-to-land transition during the Devonian period is one of the most significant events in the evolutionary history of vertebrates and led to the emergence of tetrapods, the most successful ...

Blinking is crucial for the eye. It's how animals clean their eyes, protect them, and even communicate. But how and why did blinking originate? Researchers have studied the mudskipper, an amphibious ...

A blinking fish has provided scientists with clues on we may have adapted from living in the water, to living on land. Scientists think that life on Earth started in the ocean around 3.5 million years ...

Mudskippers are unique fish. They live both in water and on land. They walk with strong fins. They breathe through skin and mouth. Their eyes are on top of their heads. Mudskippers eat insects and ...