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Fish Eat Mammals on the Regular
A new study indicates that in some ecosystems, mammals are a fairly normal foodstuff for fish
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Corals And Fish Can Tell a Bad Reef When They Smell It
New research indicates that young marine species can be picky about where they choose to settle
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The Salmon Cannon Is One Way of Helping Fish Get Over a Dam
Making salmon and other fish momentarily airborne is an efficient way of allowing them to clear obstacles, some innovators think
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A Two-Headed Shark and Other X-Rayed Beauties at the Smithsonian
Sandra Raredon’s x-rays of fish specimens are critical records for scientists studying various species. And, as works of art, they are breathtaking
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A New, Potentially Deadly Species of Jellyfish Was Discovered Floating Around Australia
The new species’ sting can cause Irukandji syndrome, which sometimes leads to stroke and heart failure
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Eels Are Victims of Noise Pollution
Critically endangered European eels get distracted by man-made noise, making them more likely to get eaten by a predator
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Fish Oil Could (One Day) Come From Plants
A field trial of genetically modified oilseed plants that can make fish oil hopes to help fish farming become more sustainable
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Fish Oil Could Be a Modern-Day Snake Oil
The premise that fish oil is good for your heart is based on questionable data
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This Deep-Sea Octopus Tended Her Eggs For More Than Four Years
It appears that the octopus mom also largely refrained from eating over those 53 months
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Sardines Take 400 Times Less Fuel To Catch Than Shrimp
Your shrimp cocktail is secretly a major waste of fossil fuel
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This New Carbon Capture Project Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Fish Food
A Norwegian project hopes to reduce both pollution and lessen pressure on krill stocks
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An Abandoned Mall in Bangkok Has Turned into a Gigantic Fish Habitat
Though if it weren’t for the fish, the mall would be overrun with mosquitoes
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They’re not cute and cuddly, but they may be misunderstood, and scientists are rewriting the fish’s fearsome stereotype
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Chilean Devil Rays Found to Be Among the Deepest-Diving Animals in the Ocean
The surface-dwelling marine creatures regularly dive more than one mile deep, scientists find
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Fish Exposed to Oil From BP Gulf Spill Swim Half as Fast
This is the second study in several months suggesting that the BP Deepwater Horizon spill has had lasting harmful effects on fish
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Spiders All Over the World Have a Taste for Fish
Eight-legged predators probably prey on vertebrates much more often than arachnologists previously assumed
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President Obama Could Create the World’s Largest Marine Sanctuary
The protected zone would make a large area in the Pacific Ocean off limits to fishing and other environmentally harmful human activities
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This Catfish’s Whiskers Are Like Ultra-Sensitive pH Strips
Japanese sea catfish seek out worms in the pitch dark by detecting minute changes in water chemistry caused by their prey’s breathing
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This Weekend, Celebrate the World’s Weird and Wonderful Migratory Fishes
The first annual World Migratory Fish Day is making a splash with hundreds of outdoor, fish-centric events
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