Fish harvesting causes rapid evolution, according to genetic data
Overfishing is causing fish stocks to evolve rapidly.
Tag: fish
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.
Cyprian dolphins resort to chewing through fishing nets due to overfishing
We're not giving them any other option.
Fish-like robot might reveal the secret life of ocean wildlife
Aquatic bots like SoFi will enable scientists to learn more about some of the most elusive underwater creatures.
10 of the Weirdest Prehistoric Creatures
Eons ago, many millennia before written history, bizarre animals roamed the Earth.
NASA algorithm and citizen scientists allow biologists to track whale sharks
The research could help us better understand and protect these gentle giants.
Do fish have feelings? Intriguing new study suggests so
Not only do fish have feelings, but this ability might have evolved hundreds of millions of years ago.
Some sharks and rays live twice as long as we thought
The implications could be important for fish stock estimates.
Fish can have individual personalities too, new study says
Some Trinidadian guppies are far braver than others.
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Scientists reconstruct Cleopatra’s legendary perfume
If Cleopatra was closeby, you'd probably smell her before you see her.
Microplastics are now snowing over the Arctic
There's no place spared from our pollution when it falls from the sky.
Fossil Friday: leg bones lead to extinct giant penguin in New Zealand
New Zealand isn't a stranger to extinct big birds.
Hydrogen-powered aircraft with 500 miles range is set to disrupt aviation
Air travel is surging around the world. Our only shot at decarbonizing the industry is to radically change the way...
