Latest Fish Stories
Icefish build bizarre undersea nests—and that’s just the beginning
Fish brains provide insight on how humans store memories
Nutrient-rich fish are thriving in a coral graveyard off the coast of Africa
Minnesota’s lakes are running low on oxygen
Need to fight invasive fish? Just introduce a scary robot
Fish can bounce back quickly from mercury pollution
The salmon of 2100 will have new habitat: the remains of melted glaciers
Fish sounds tell us about underwater reefs—but we need better tech to really listen
This Italian fishing town has one wriggly (and delicious) target
Give your brain a break with these swirling bird and fish patterns
Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly
A tuna robot reveals the art of gliding gracefully through water
These ancient deep-sea fish can live five times as long as biologists expected
COVID drove more people to go fishing, but at what cost?
This rare ‘Finding Nemo’ fish mysteriously washed up on a California beach
Protecting 30 percent of the oceans would benefit the entire planet
Post-pandemic seafood could be more sustainable. Here’s how tech is driving the change.
This ancient fish-crocodile mashup snared its prey using a key adaptation
Fish blood could hold the answer to safer de-icing solutions during snowstorms
The happiness and heartbreak of a daughter’s first fishing trip
Salmon are dying off and your car tires might be to blame
North America’s biggest salmon run may no longer be in danger
Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA
The best fish tanks for every space
These ultra-black fish camouflage with the darkness of the deep sea
These animals build palaces out of their own snot
Animal Crossing’s most elusive fish has a bizarre real-life backstory
Anglers in Virginia reeled in a 700-pound tuna, then threw a dinner party
Millions of people’s food supply depends on super-urinating fish
The Sahara used to be full of fish
Upside-down jellyfish lob tiny grenades to kill prey
This ancient bony fish was a sexual pioneer
Releasing a caught fish isn’t as simple as tossing it overboard
Bionic jellyfish can swim three times faster
Cuttlefish perceive depth—and they wore 3D glasses to prove it
The 10 best canoe trips in the U.S. and Canada
Why countries with loads of nutritious fish also have the most malnourished residents
How some fish are adapted to thrive after catastrophic hurricanes
Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists
Turns out there’s a shocking number of electric eels, and some could give off 1,000 volts
Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep
The Atlantic cod’s migratory supergene comes at a cost
A 50-million-year-old school of fish is etched forever in this rare fossil
The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears
Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.
The endangered species list is full of ghosts
Megapixels: These tentacle-nosed catfish are aquatic superheroes
Here’s how hagfish slime gets 10,000 times bigger in 0.4 seconds
The new jellyfish genome proves you don’t need weird genes to be a weirdo
How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea
These fish build group homes that double as devious shrimp traps
A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals
The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin
Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.
These jellyfish don’t have brains, but still somehow seem to sleep
One scientist’s truly shocking quest to understand eels
Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage
How goldfish use booze to get through a hard winter
Jellyfish use high-powered ‘syringes’ to shoot venom into your skin
Slimy, fleshy lips dripping with snot help these fish eat stinging corals
Faceless fish aren’t the only absurd creatures emerging from Australia’s Eastern Abyss
Whatever you do, don’t set your pet goldfish free in a stream
Your guide to the practical uses of hagfish slime, glowworm glue, and other animal goo
Octopuses can basically edit their own genes on the fly
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