The discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves.

In eastern Mexico’s underground caverns and streams, a blind fish undergoes a peculiar adolescence: as it approaches maturity, taste buds begin to sprout under its chin and on top of its head, ...

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BERLIN (AP) — A German man who goes diving underground for a hobby has discovered what scientists say is Europe's first known cave fish. Spelunker Joachim Kreiselmaier chanced upon the fish in August ...

Although we look very different from many of the other creatures on this planet, we’re more connected than you might think. Our evolutionary history means we share many of the same genes and ...

Locals found a “blunt”-headed river creature near a cave in China and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from Hong-Fu Yang via Lei, Pu, Yang, Zhu, Mo, Liu, Wang and Bi (2025 ...

The fish occur naturally in several forms adapted to living in caves; all are descendants of a surface-dwelling ancestor and vary from partially to completely blind. The cave-adapted fish also show a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The previously unknown Xingren golden-line fish appears to be still evolving for cave life. . | ...