A finger-length fish has reignited a long-running debate about self-awareness, cognition and how much we’ve underestimated ...

Fish introduced to a mirror began to act strangely, swimming upside-down or spreading their fins. They also tried to scrape a mark from their throats. Reading time 5 minutes New research seems to ...

It might not seem like a big deal, but the ability to recognize that the face in the mirror is your own makes us part of a pretty exclusive club in the animal kingdom. Humans obviously can do it (from ...

The mirror tests whether a non-human animal can identify a mark on their body by looking in a mirror, while touching their body, not the mirror Until now only apes, elephants, dolphins and northern ...

A little fish just passed a classic scientific test of self-awareness by recognizing itself in a mirror, scientists have announced. The cleaner wrasse fish, which measures around 10cm in length, was ...

NEW YORK — Scientists report that a fish can pass a standard test of recognizing itself in a mirror — and they raise a question about what that means. Does this decades-old test, designed to show self ...

Mirror tests are used to assess an animal’s response to its reflection. Explore how fish react and learn if they possess self-awareness. In February, a team of researchers published a paper showing ...