Fish
Blind Cavefish Shed Light on the Dark Days of Mammalian Evolution
Like mammals, these cave-dwelling creatures have discarded a solar-powered system that repairs UV-damaged DNA
Time to Get Jiggily With it, Fat Bear Week Is Upon Us
Your vote will determine which fish-chomping ursine competitor in Katmai National Park and Preserve is the chubbiest cubby of them all
How Fish Farms Can Use Facial Recognition to Survey Sick Salmon
A Norwegian aquaculture company plans to combat sea lice and other problems by monitoring individual salmon in a high-tech fish farms
Newly Discovered Neon Fish Species Is Named After Greek Goddess of Love
Researchers were so entranced by the pink and yellow fish that they failed to spot a sixgill shark swimming just above their heads
Praying Mantis Seen Hunting Fish for the First Time
The ravenous insect repeatedly returned to the hunting site, suggesting praying mantises may be capable of complex learning
One Fish, Two Fish, Fish Can Count(ish?)
New research shows—again—that fish “count” like humans do. Are our cognitive evolutionary roots fishier than we thought?
This Fish Outlived Dinosaurs But Oil and Gas Drilling May Threaten Its Survival
Oil exploration is set to begin near the habitat of the critically endangered coelacanth, a type of fish that has survived over 400 million years
Ocean Acidification Is Frying Fish's Sense of Smell
By the end of the century, the ocean is predicted to become two-and-a-half times more acidic, which is bad news for sea life.
Meet the Fish That Grows Up in Just 14 Days
The turquoise killifish, which lives in ephemeral pools in Mozambique, progresses from embryo to sexual maturity faster than any other vertebrate
To Pinpoint the Origin of a Fish, Check Out Its Physique
A new cost-effective tool may help small-scale fisheries simply and accurately determine the origins of a day's catch.
Chicago Says Goodbye to Its Last Tiny Waterfall
Niagara, it was not
This Is Your Brain on Fatherhood
What clownfish stepfathers and Dad-of-the-Year foxes teach us about paternal neurochemistry in the animal kingdom
Coral Reefs Need Fewer Rats and More Bird Poo
A study of rat-infested islands in the Chagos show that a lack of seabirds--and their guano--degrades surrounding coral ecosystems
Archaeologists Unseal 17th-Century Danish Latrines to Discover Copenhageners' Dietary Habits
The Danish finds reveal their owners’ rich diet of fish and meat, fruits, spices—and the presence of parasites, including tapeworms and roundworms
How a Fallback to Historic Traditions Might Save Catalonia’s Red Shrimp Fishery
The Boquera brothers, two fishermen from the Costa Brava, are part an innovative management plan that combines science with maritime skills and knowledge
How the Belize Barrier Reef Beat the Endangered List
An oil drilling moratorium, development restrictions and fishing reform has helped the 200-mile-reef come off Unesco's endangered world heritage sites list
Why Bioluminescence Evolved to Be Red Light, and Blue
The laws of nature constrict living light to a few hues, which also happen to be quite patriotic
An Intense Struggle to Catch a Giant West African Tarpon
Famed fisherman and adventurer Andy Coetzee thinks he may have snared a giant barracuda. He hasn't, but he's caught another interesting and prized fish
Why These Lagoons Are Full of Giant Barracuda
The maze of lagoons in Loango National Park, in Gabon, isn't just a good place to hunt barracudas--it's also an ancient migratory route
Braving Shark-Infested Waters for a Look at This Big Fish
Fisherman Andy Coetzee is in the middle of a dangerous dive, in the shark-filled waters of the Indian Ocean
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