Long-held belief about shape of fish schools overturned—fish swim in 3D 'ladder' formation, not flat diamonds

For 50 years, scientists believed that schools of fish would save the most energy by swimming in flat diamond formations. Recently, a team of researchers at Princeton and Harvard ran an experiment to check this assumption.

Jun 27, 2025 - 16:50
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For 50 years, scientists believed that schools of fish would save the most energy by swimming in flat diamond formations. Recently, a team of researchers at Princeton and Harvard ran an experiment to check this assumption.