Tag: fish

Researchers have been sounding the alarm for years, but the US still has a big mercury pollution problem.

Octopuses are getting more and more interesting with each new study.

These fish hide everywhere. There could be one behind you right now.

Surströmming is definitely one of the most putrid foods conjured by humans. But it's fascinating in its way.

Humans are shaping nature based on their own preference -- and this preference is sometimes very unhealthy.

Setting-up areas where these fish can migrate in peace would help these species remain healthy.

Sometimes, natural selection makes us duller.

The fish we want to capture aren't turned away by the lights.

A leading French aquarium vendor will no longer produce and sell fish bowls due to concerns about animal welfare.

Locals and international organizations worked together to make it happen.

It pays to work together!

Is this the ultimate thrill-seeking, or just a very dangerous spa treatment?

It's not a good time to be a fish.

However, it also leaves them more vulnerable to climate change.

Haven't we all fallen for this at one point in our lives?

The consequences of our reliance on plastics

The amazing sheepshead fish has human-like teeth.

We should try it on Nemo.

Sharing is caring?

It's the first example of a non-human vertebrate domesticating another animal.

Ocean fishing releases a lot of CO2 that would otherwise be locked on the sea floor.

There will likely be no Nemo to find in the future.

Better watch out if you are a fish or you could lose your tongue

They are very important to keep rivers, lakes and wetlands healthy

Omega-3 fatty acids have been associated with less brain shrinkage at old age.

Fossilized behaviors are extremely rare finds.

"Ocean acidification is proceeding at a rate 10 times faster today than any time in the last 55 million years," ...

Somewhere in Trinidad, killifish are growing more brain cells to avoid predators.

"As we see more warm winters off the New England coast, fewer fishermen stay in business," the authors say.

When life takes your corals away, print more.

Overfishing is causing fish stocks to evolve rapidly.

Do you think it was tasty, too?

It's scary how lifelike this robot is.

Hear that? That's the sound of an itsy-bitsy fishy heart breaking apart and it's tragic.

I'm thrilled that PUFAs is an actual scientific term.

As if overfishing wasn't enough, fisheries are plummeting because of the effects of higher water temperature as a result of ...

Could we be witnessing an evolutionary leap in action?

It was a fishy affair.

The Jurassic had flesh-eating fish... of course it did.

Things start to change when you've been living in the dark for millions of years.

Not only would it be exciting to see self-awareness develop on the fish's restrained 'hardware', but also to understand what ...

The discovery stands to change our understanding of the Roman fishing industry and the history of two endangered whale species.

Worry not -- alternatives are readily available, so don't cancel your vay-cay just yet.

We're not giving them any other option.

Aquatic bots like SoFi will enable scientists to learn more about some of the most elusive underwater creatures.

Eons ago, many millennia before written history, bizarre animals roamed the Earth.

The research could help us better understand and protect these gentle giants.

Not only do fish have feelings, but this ability might have evolved hundreds of millions of years ago.

The implications could be important for fish stock estimates.

Some Trinidadian guppies are far braver than others.