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This Tropical Fish Can Be Taught to Recognize Human Faces
New study trained fish to spit at human faces
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Way More Fish Can Make Their Own Light Than We Thought
Bioluminescence evolved a whopping 27 separate times among finned fishes living in the open ocean
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Baby Fish Prefer Plastic Over Natural Food
Larval perch gorge themselves on microplastics, which seems to be stunting growth and affecting natural instincts
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An Elegant Tool Called Squidpop That Scientists Want to Crowdsource
The device is so easy to use, researchers are asking for a “squidpop blitz” for World Oceans Day
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Conservationists Are Worried That “Finding Dory” Could Be Bad for Exotic Fish
Nemo and Dory make for problematic pets
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It’s Lamprey Breeding Time in Britain
The bloodsucking fish are returning rivers that were once too polluted for them to live in
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Why Are Chilean Beaches Covered With Dead Animals?
Warm waters have turned the country’s once-pristine coast into a putrid sight
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A Fecal Pellet’s Worth A Thousand Words
Scientists can learn a surprising amount about an animal just by analyzing its poop
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Eating Toxic Algae Might Make Some Plankton Act Drunk
Though it may seem funny, it could have serious environmental consequences
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Audubon Pranked Fellow Naturalist by Making Up Fake Rodents
Annoyed with naturalist and houseguest Constantine Rafinesque, John J. Audubon dreamed up 28 non-existent species
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NOAA Just Moved to Protect Puny Fish
Why a new ban is a big deal for the ocean’s tiniest creatures
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“Missing Link” Cave Fish Walks Like a Salamander
A fish that wiggles up waterfalls may help researchers understand how life shifted from water to land
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What a Tiny Fish Can Tell Us About How Humans Stood Upright
What is the root of why our ancestors gained the power to walk on two feet and chimpanzees didn’t?
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As Oceans Warm, Little Penguins Are Left Hungry
The world’s smallest penguin is struggling to find fish in warmer waters
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This Sound Might Mean Dinnertime in the Deep Sea
Researchers record a chorus of deep sea animals as they migrate through the ocean
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Can Underwater Resorts Actually Help Coral Reef Ecosystems?
A Los Angeles company is designing artificial reefs to boost local economies and marine habitat
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Bite Back Against Invasive Species at Your Next Meal
From seaweed to lionfish, invasive species are appearing on menus throughout the U.S.
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Overfishing Has Been Even Worse Than We Thought
Official counts previously overlooked fish as bycatch, small-scale fishing and illegal fishing
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Cool Science Stories You May Have Missed in 2015
Quantum spookiness, a Maya city buried in ash and more in this year’s surprising science
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A New Species of Shark Gives a Hat Tip to Both Jaws and Ninjas
Some lucky kids got to name this gnarly-looking fish
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