Fish fins aren’t just for swimming. They’re feelers, too. The fins of round gobies can detect textures with a sensitivity similar to that of the pads on monkeys’ fingers, researchers report ...

Fish fins are extremely flexible yet also strong. A special segmented fin design is the key to this useful combination of properties and could inspire new morphing materials.

Segmented hinges in the long, thin bones of fish fins are critical to the incredible mechanical properties of fins, and this design could inspire improved underwater propulsion systems, new ...

There are many fish species, and they are all unique, but they share the same basic anatomy. This includes the head, body, ...

Fish fins can sense touch New study finds pectoral fins feel touch through a surprisingly similar biological mechanism to mammals Date: February 10, 2016 Source: University of Chicago Medical Center ...

Dermal rays form most of the surface area of many fish fins but were completely lost in the earliest creatures with limbs. “We’re trying to understand the general trends and evolution of the dermal ...

A few hundred million years ago, fish fins morphed into the arms and legs of terrestrial animals, according to evolutionary theory. So, you’d think science would know just about everything about ...