Model for future space-going animals with built-in helmets? This is a fish whose eyeballs sit in the middle of its transparent head, getting a wraparound view of the universe. via Monterey Bay ...

The body pigmentation of an organism is caused by coloring substances and structures that are found in the cells of skin, hair, feathers, or scales, for example. This pigmentation considerably limits ...

Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in California, USA have been able to collect more information about the elusive barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma). The ...

A transparent zebrafish will allow scientists to study the spread of cancer and other biological phenomena. Image courtesy of Richard White Zebrafish embryos are a staple of developmental biology: the ...

They could be the tiniest heroes in the war against cancer. Transparent fish with human-like genes are allowing scientists to solve the mystery of how cancer grows and spreads. Tanks at Harvard ...