Migratory freshwater fish declined 76% since 1970
They are very important to keep rivers, lakes and wetlands healthy
Tag: fish
Eating fish may protect the brain from air pollution and white matter shrinkage
Omega-3 fatty acids have been associated with less brain shrinkage at old age.
Fossil Friday: ancient squid caught in stone while munching on a fish
Fossilized behaviors are extremely rare finds.
A new model developed to estimate how ocean acidity evolves over time
"Ocean acidification is proceeding at a rate 10 times faster today than any time in the last 55 million years," ...
Predators can change their prey’s brains
Somewhere in Trinidad, killifish are growing more brain cells to avoid predators.
Climate change is destroying jobs in New England’s fisheries
"As we see more warm winters off the New England coast, fewer fishermen stay in business," the authors say.
3D-printed coral can help save reefs and the fish that live there
When life takes your corals away, print more.
Fish harvesting causes rapid evolution, according to genetic data
Overfishing is causing fish stocks to evolve rapidly.
Fossil Friday: researchers discover new, ancient relative of the tilapia
Do you think it was tasty, too?
Fish-like robot is animated by fake ‘blood’
It's scary how lifelike this robot is.
These fishes get sad when their partner is away — pointing to the roots of romantic love
Hear that? That's the sound of an itsy-bitsy fishy heart breaking apart and it's tragic.
Eating bad PUFAs may put you at risk of developing asthma — but fish contains the good PUFAs
I'm thrilled that PUFAs is an actual scientific term.
Warming oceans are depleting global fish stocks
As if overfishing wasn't enough, fisheries are plummeting because of the effects of higher water temperature as a result of ...
A ‘virgin’ fish named Mary got pregnant without having sex
Could we be witnessing an evolutionary leap in action?
Ancient haute cuisine — Mesolithic people had caviar feast
It was a fishy affair.
Researchers find Jurassic piranha-like flesh-eating fish, and also spot their victims
The Jurassic had flesh-eating fish... of course it did.
Small Somalian cavefish hints at mammals’ nocturnal ancestor
Things start to change when you've been living in the dark for millions of years.
Tiny fish passes mirror test, might be self-aware
Not only would it be exciting to see self-awareness develop on the fish's restrained 'hardware', but also to understand what ...
Roman fish salting workshops reveal two whale species lost from the Mediterranean
The discovery stands to change our understanding of the Roman fishing industry and the history of two endangered whale species.
Hawaii moves to ban common sunscreen mixes in a bid to safeguard its corals
Worry not -- alternatives are readily available, so don't cancel your vay-cay just yet.
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