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Whether stream or ocean, the diversity and science of fish goes deep. This is the latest on the science of swimmers.

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an x-ray image of an eel escaping from a fish's stomach

Watch an eel escape a fish’s stomach through its gills Watch an eel escape a fish’s stomach through its gills

By Laura Baisas

This eyeless cavefish grows extra taste buds on its head This eyeless cavefish grows extra taste buds on its head

A transparent zebrafish in a tank in a laboratory at the Pasteur Institute in Paris on June 20, 2023.

Zebrafish regenerate their spinal cords in a surprising way Zebrafish regenerate their spinal cords in a surprising way

By Laura Baisas

A sampling of haplochromine cichlid fish.

One fish, two fish, 3,000 fish … One fish, two fish, 3,000 fish …

By Curtis Abraham / Knowable Magazine

a school of yellow and white swim near a reef

Fish swimming together fare better in turbulent waters Fish swimming together fare better in turbulent waters

By Laura Baisas

Why do we send so many fish to space? Why do we send so many fish to space?

By Briley Lewis

Common cuttlefish

Cuttlefish tentacles and origami inspired a new robotic claw Cuttlefish tentacles and origami inspired a new robotic claw

a small, blue fish called the Devils Hole pupfish swims in a hole

Devils Hole pupfish are clawing their way back from the brink of extinction Devils Hole pupfish are clawing their way back from the brink of extinction

By Laura Baisas

a spike-toothed salmon fossil with its mouth open

This 400-pound prehistoric salmon had tusks like a warthog This 400-pound prehistoric salmon had tusks like a warthog

By Laura Baisas

a fish robot in an aquarium

Get ready for the robotic fish revolution Get ready for the robotic fish revolution

By Annie Roth / Hakai Magazine

A silver gar fish with a long snout.

Meet the new king of the ‘living fossils’ Meet the new king of the ‘living fossils’

By Laura Baisas

A small translucent fish with its organs visible swims in a tank.

This tiny fish is louder than an airplane taking off This tiny fish is louder than an airplane taking off

By Laura Baisas

An orange Chaunacops fish swimming in the waters of Chile’s Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park.

See the strange new species discovered near Chile—with the help of a deep-diving sea robot See the strange new species discovered near Chile—with the help of a deep-diving sea robot

By Laura Baisas

Anchovy sex is a force of nature

Anchovy sex is a force of nature Anchovy sex is a force of nature

By Christina Couch / Hakai Magazine

Three common clownfish with orange coloring and white stripes swimming in a sea anemone.

Can clownfish count? Can clownfish count?

By Laura Baisas

Check out some of the past year’s best close-up photography

Check out some of the past year’s best close-up photography Check out some of the past year’s best close-up photography

Salmon fishing in Alaska, fisherman in gloves handling fish in net on a boat

As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up

By Max Graham/Grist

Lessons from Lake Tanganyika’s scale eating fish

Lessons from Lake Tanganyika’s scale eating fish Lessons from Lake Tanganyika’s scale eating fish

By Jeffrey McKinnon / MIT Press Reader

‘Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents

‘Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents ‘Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents

By Hannah Norman / KFF Health News

1-guilla eel robot without casing

Watch this eel robot effortlessly glide underwater Watch this eel robot effortlessly glide underwater

All the fish we cannot see

All the fish we cannot see All the fish we cannot see

By Moira Donovan / Hakai Magazine

Smallmouth buffalofish caught at Apache Lake, Arizone

Century-old buffalofish are still living in their prime Century-old buffalofish are still living in their prime

An artist's illustration of an early lamprey's teeth and sucker. The Jurassic lampreys Yanliaomyzon had a feeding apparatus that surprisingly resembles that of the pouched lampreys. It foreshadows the ancestral flesh-eating habit of present day. lampreys.

Giant prehistoric lamprey likely sucked blood—and ate flesh Giant prehistoric lamprey likely sucked blood—and ate flesh

By Laura Baisas

A long torpedo-shaped fish swims among green plants. Knifefish like the black ghost knifefish are known for their shimmying motions and electrical pulses. and live in freshwater lakes and rivers in Central and South America.

Why electric knifefish ‘shimmy’ Why electric knifefish ‘shimmy’

By Laura Baisas

AlgaRay robot floating atop water in Antigua

This seafaring robot ‘eats’ stinky seaweed and dumps it in deep water This seafaring robot ‘eats’ stinky seaweed and dumps it in deep water

Smallmouth bass.

It’s not too late to stop a bass invasion in the Colorado River It’s not too late to stop a bass invasion in the Colorado River

By Ben Goldfarb / High Country News

Blue bins of fish and other seafood caught near the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan

This nuclear byproduct is fueling debate over Fukushima’s seafood This nuclear byproduct is fueling debate over Fukushima’s seafood

A Caribbean box jellyfish on a black background. It has a round, bell shaped body, with about 11 visible tentacles. It also has four parallel brain-like structures with roughly 1,000 nerve cells in each.

These 24-eyed jellyfish learn from their mistakes These 24-eyed jellyfish learn from their mistakes

By Laura Baisas

Manatee in a patch of sunlight

Sea the beauty of the world’s oceans with these 12 award-worthy photos Sea the beauty of the world’s oceans with these 12 award-worthy photos

By Popular Science Team

An Australian lungfish named Methuselah swims in a tank at the Steinhart Aquarium. The fish has a flat snout, olive-green scales, and a long torpedo-shaped body.

World’s oldest living aquarium fish could be 100 years young World’s oldest living aquarium fish could be 100 years young

By Laura Baisas

Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff

Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff

By Alastair Bland/Hakai Magazine

Revo Foods 3D-printed salmon

The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good

A rare fish with ‘hands’ is spotted in a surprising place

A rare fish with ‘hands’ is spotted in a surprising place A rare fish with ‘hands’ is spotted in a surprising place

By Sara Kiley Watson

Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause

Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause

By Hannah Seo/Hakai Magazine

How an internet sleuth rekindled hope for the survival of the clown wedgefish

How an internet sleuth rekindled hope for the survival of the clown wedgefish How an internet sleuth rekindled hope for the survival of the clown wedgefish

By Brian Howey/Hakai Magazine

A manatee swims through blue water, surrounded by a school of fish

Florida’s aquatic animals prepare early for storms like Hurricane Idalia Florida’s aquatic animals prepare early for storms like Hurricane Idalia

By Helen Bradshaw

A hogfish swims near the Florida Keys. It has spikes on top and a pointy snout.

Hogfish ‘see’ using their skin Hogfish ‘see’ using their skin

By Laura Baisas

Elkhorn coral fragments in lab

The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from a historic heatwave The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from a historic heatwave

By Michael Childress/The Conversation

Four bivalve species found along the Maine coast, including the Northern Quahog, Eastern Oyster, a steamer clam, and a blue mussel presented together in a bed of seaweed at low tide.

Popular shellfish resist extinction in surprising ways Popular shellfish resist extinction in surprising ways

By Laura Baisas

A long and skinny silver trumpetfish uses a colorful parrotfish as camouflage.

Trumpetfish use other fish as camouflage Trumpetfish use other fish as camouflage

By Laura Baisas

Crab in ocean reaching with pincher.

As oceans become more acidic, creatures could struggle to smell As oceans become more acidic, creatures could struggle to smell

By Ethan Freedman/Hakai Magazine

deep sea bubbles

The key to bringing deep sea samples up to the coast? An underwater freezer. The key to bringing deep sea samples up to the coast? An underwater freezer.

By Annie Roth / Hakai Magazine

No guts left behind: Iceland’s quest to repurpose fish waste No guts left behind: Iceland’s quest to repurpose fish waste

By Lela Nargi/Hakai Magazine

Pair of bluefin tuna strung up on a fishing crane on the coast of Spain

Who caught the first bluefin tuna? Who caught the first bluefin tuna?

By Karen Pinchin

Ocean waves crashing.

How climate change is pushing oxygen out of the world’s oceans How climate change is pushing oxygen out of the world’s oceans

By Carla Delgado

Group of Chinook salmon.

Beer’s pungent scent could help salmon find their way home Beer’s pungent scent could help salmon find their way home

By Ben Goldfarb/Hakai Magazine

wall of taxidermy animals and skeletons

Humans are dangerous predators because we love collecting weird animals Humans are dangerous predators because we love collecting weird animals

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

A school of grunts and horse-eye jack fish swim above a reef in Hol Chan Marine Reserve near Ambergris Cay, Belize.

Fish are thriving near marine protected areas—and so are coastal communities Fish are thriving near marine protected areas—and so are coastal communities

By Laura Baisas

The sustainable secret to raising tastier crabs

The sustainable secret to raising tastier crabs The sustainable secret to raising tastier crabs

By Sofia Quaglia/Hakai Magazine

Noisy boats can cause temporary deafness in squid

Noisy boats can cause temporary deafness in squid Noisy boats can cause temporary deafness in squid

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil

Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil

By Osmar J. Luiz/The Conversation

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct. These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

By Katarina Zimmer / Undark

Stressed clams turn ghostly white in warming waters

Stressed clams turn ghostly white in warming waters Stressed clams turn ghostly white in warming waters

By Janine Peralta/Hakai Magazine

A clownfish swimming in an anemone.

Baby anemonefish can rapidly change their genes to survive in the sea Baby anemonefish can rapidly change their genes to survive in the sea

By Laura Baisas

Yellow-green cyanobacteria bloom in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. Events like these can cause mass fish dieoffs.

A fish-kill mystery in a remote Alaska village takes a toxic turn A fish-kill mystery in a remote Alaska village takes a toxic turn

By Saima Sidik/Hakai Magazine

Volcanoes can be a fiery death sentence for fish

Volcanoes can be a fiery death sentence for fish Volcanoes can be a fiery death sentence for fish

By Chris Baraniuk / Hakai Magazine

Two mudskippers fighting in the mud, with eyes and pectoral fins exposed.

Mudskippers blink—and that’s a huge evolutionary clue Mudskippers blink—and that’s a huge evolutionary clue

By Laura Baisas

Deep-sea mining has murky aftereffects

Deep-sea mining has murky aftereffects Deep-sea mining has murky aftereffects

By Elham Shabahat/Hakai Magazine

Turf wars between whales and crabbers have increased due to climate change

Turf wars between whales and crabbers have increased due to climate change Turf wars between whales and crabbers have increased due to climate change

By Jesse Kathan / Hakai Magazine

The UN’s first high seas treaty could help dwindling Pacific salmon

The UN’s first high seas treaty could help dwindling Pacific salmon The UN’s first high seas treaty could help dwindling Pacific salmon

By Sarah Trent / High Country News

Baby cod seem to be drawn to the lullaby of wind turbines

Baby cod seem to be drawn to the lullaby of wind turbines Baby cod seem to be drawn to the lullaby of wind turbines

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker

Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker

By Elise Cutts/Hakai Magazine

A warming climate is driving salmon to switch streams

A warming climate is driving salmon to switch streams A warming climate is driving salmon to switch streams

By Lesley Evans Ogden/Knowable Magazine

A snailfish that lives over 20,000 feet deep in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Say hello to the deepest-dwelling fish ever caught on camera Say hello to the deepest-dwelling fish ever caught on camera

By Laura Baisas