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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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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

How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles. How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

A tiny fish is more genetically diverse than we thought. Here’s why that matters.

A tiny fish is more genetically diverse than we thought. Here’s why that matters. A tiny fish is more genetically diverse than we thought. Here’s why that matters.

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate

To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate

By Carla Delgado

Purple sea urchins clumped together in an urchin barren.

These urchin-eating sea stars might be helping us reduce carbon levels These urchin-eating sea stars might be helping us reduce carbon levels

An illustration of Hyneria udlezinye, a large, predatory fish, with smaller fish in the Waterloo Farm ecosystem in South Africa about 360 million years ago.

A gator-faced fish shaped like a torpedo stalked rivers 360 million years ago A gator-faced fish shaped like a torpedo stalked rivers 360 million years ago

By Laura Baisas

An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs

An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs

By Annie Roth / Hakai Magazine

Watch the world’s fastest fish on an epic tuna hunt

Watch the world’s fastest fish on an epic tuna hunt Watch the world’s fastest fish on an epic tuna hunt

By Sage Marshall/Field & Stream

Millions of dead crabs ended up in the deep sea. Scientists still aren’t sure why.

Millions of dead crabs ended up in the deep sea. Scientists still aren’t sure why. Millions of dead crabs ended up in the deep sea. Scientists still aren’t sure why.

By Fanni Szakal / Hakai Magazine

Underwater snake robot from MIT

This robot eel could be the start of a new breed of ‘voxel’ robots This robot eel could be the start of a new breed of ‘voxel’ robots

A fossilized fish brain alongside of a penny for size comparison.

Scientists find 319-million-year-old fossilized fish brain Scientists find 319-million-year-old fossilized fish brain

By Laura Baisas

Two translucent Golden-line Barbell fish, also known as Sinocyclocheilus hyalinus, swim in a tank at Taipei, Taiwan on June 2, 2005.

Unicorns do exist—as a cave fish in China Unicorns do exist—as a cave fish in China

By Laura Baisas

What to do when your fishing lure hooks a bird, otter—or gator

What to do when your fishing lure hooks a bird, otter—or gator What to do when your fishing lure hooks a bird, otter—or gator

By Joe Cermele/Field & Stream

Plastic, pollution, and prescription drugs are making fish act erratically

Plastic, pollution, and prescription drugs are making fish act erratically Plastic, pollution, and prescription drugs are making fish act erratically

By Doug Johnson/Undark

Pitcher plant with two dead spotted salamanders captured for photography awards

13 otherworldly photos that were actually taken on Earth 13 otherworldly photos that were actually taken on Earth

By Popular Science Team

Grilled bass on a bed of vegetables.

Freshwater fish are loaded with ‘forever chemicals’ Freshwater fish are loaded with ‘forever chemicals’

By Laura Baisas

an orange spotted fish with a white line that stretches across its body

What rockfish genes can teach humans about living past 100 What rockfish genes can teach humans about living past 100

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A crab’s biggest turn off? Ship noises.

A crab’s biggest turn off? Ship noises. A crab’s biggest turn off? Ship noises.

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

The Jewel Damselfish on off of a rat-free island.

Invasive rats are making some reef fish more peaceful, and that’s bad, actually Invasive rats are making some reef fish more peaceful, and that’s bad, actually

By Laura Baisas

Zebrafish swimming in an aquarium.

A primitive part of the zebrafish brain helps them find their way home A primitive part of the zebrafish brain helps them find their way home

By Laura Baisas

Dolphins aren’t afraid of a little hot sauce

Dolphins aren’t afraid of a little hot sauce Dolphins aren’t afraid of a little hot sauce

By Sarah Keartes / Hakai Magazine

How kelp farming is helping revive the economy and ecology of a Long Island bay

How kelp farming is helping revive the economy and ecology of a Long Island bay How kelp farming is helping revive the economy and ecology of a Long Island bay

By Iris M. Crawford / Nexus Media

Schools of herring are filling a once-dead waterway

Schools of herring are filling a once-dead waterway Schools of herring are filling a once-dead waterway

By Lauren Kaljur / Hakai Magazine

What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon

What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon

By Becki Robins / Undark

Ocean plastic ‘vacuums’ are sucking up marine life along with trash

Ocean plastic ‘vacuums’ are sucking up marine life along with trash Ocean plastic ‘vacuums’ are sucking up marine life along with trash

By Carla Delgado

Unraveling the mystery of eel sex

Unraveling the mystery of eel sex Unraveling the mystery of eel sex

By Christina Couch / Hakai Magazine

Italian chefs are cooking up a solution to booming jellyfish populations

Italian chefs are cooking up a solution to booming jellyfish populations Italian chefs are cooking up a solution to booming jellyfish populations

By Agostino Petroni / Hakai Magazine

Multicolored soldierfish swimming past a reef

Fish populations thrive near marine protected areas—and so do fishers Fish populations thrive near marine protected areas—and so do fishers

By Laura Baisas

Lab-grown coral

Scientists grow stunning, endangered coral in a lab Scientists grow stunning, endangered coral in a lab

By Alex Riley / Hakai Magazine

Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment

Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment

By Carla Delgado

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought

By Laura Baisas

Bowl of mussels.

Eating seafood can be more sustainable and healthy than red meat Eating seafood can be more sustainable and healthy than red meat

By Carla Delgado

Fish kill in Lake Merritt, Oakland, California, from algae bloom seen from above

California’s mega algae bloom is like a ‘wildfire in the water’ California’s mega algae bloom is like a ‘wildfire in the water’

By Emily Harwitz / High Country News

A blue whale near Sri Lanka and a container ship.

World’s largest shipping company reroutes ships to protect world’s largest animals World’s largest shipping company reroutes ships to protect world’s largest animals

By Laura Baisas

A cooked lobster claw.

Eating sustainably may mean skipping the lobster for now Eating sustainably may mean skipping the lobster for now

By Laura Baisas

A bluefin tuna swimming in the open ocean.

Where food is scarce, ocean predators find snacks in swirling eddies Where food is scarce, ocean predators find snacks in swirling eddies

By Laura Baisas

Tropical Fish on a coral reef and Doublebar bream.

For marine life to survive, we must cut carbon emissions For marine life to survive, we must cut carbon emissions

By Laura Baisas

Orange male betta fish surrounded by eggs in a greenery-filled aquarium

Captive fish have feelings we’re just beginning to understand Captive fish have feelings we’re just beginning to understand

By Brandon Keim

a semi-translucent fish with a tadpole-shaped body and small flecks of red and yellow

Biofluorescent snailfish brave Arctic waters with built-in antifreeze Biofluorescent snailfish brave Arctic waters with built-in antifreeze

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Rio Grande silvery minnow endangered fish on black background

An endangered fish’s story follows the vanishing waters of the Rio Grande An endangered fish’s story follows the vanishing waters of the Rio Grande

Alaska chum salmon

Alaska’s salmon are in chaos Alaska’s salmon are in chaos

By Victoria Petersen / High Country News

Fish raining from sky on local news

We may know why fish rained from the sky over Texas We may know why fish rained from the sky over Texas

By Paul Richards / Field & Stream

Giant freshwater fish

This is the largest freshwater fish ever caught This is the largest freshwater fish ever caught

By Paul Richards / Field & Stream

A recreation of Yorkicystis haefneri, a historic creature

This strange 500-million-year-old sea urchin relative lost its skeleton This strange 500-million-year-old sea urchin relative lost its skeleton

By Samuel Zamora / The Conversation

remora fish attached to swimming manta ray

This amphibious drone hitchhikes like a suckerfish This amphibious drone hitchhikes like a suckerfish

By Charlotte Hu

A photo of a salmon hybrid.

This wild salmon hybrid is raising concerns in Canada This wild salmon hybrid is raising concerns in Canada

By Kris Millgate/Field & Stream

Two adults and a child in a rowboat on a calm lake at sunset. The man at the bow is paddling, the man at the back is holding a fishing rod, and the child is sitting between them.

A casual angler’s guide to taking kids fishing for the first time A casual angler’s guide to taking kids fishing for the first time

By Jean Levasseur

A photo of perch on a fish smoker being smoked.

Everything you need to smoke fish Everything you need to smoke fish

By Jack Hennessy / Field & Stream

fluorescent view of an archerfish's skeleton and anatomy

An archerfish family tree is the best shot yet at the evolution of sniper fish An archerfish family tree is the best shot yet at the evolution of sniper fish

Small brilliant colored reef fish with a pink face, yellow fins, and purple tail on a black background

This rainbow reef fish is just as magical as it looks This rainbow reef fish is just as magical as it looks

By Purbita Saha

A galloping horse.

Ancient sea creatures pioneered the gallop Ancient sea creatures pioneered the gallop

By Kate Baggaley

Feathered Caudipteryx dinosaurs drinking from a sandy river among palm trees before the asteroid hit

June was probably a terrible month to be a dinosaur. Here’s how we know. June was probably a terrible month to be a dinosaur. Here’s how we know.

By Michael J. Benton / The Conversation

a large, dark globe-shaped fish with a striking rod on the crown of its head. the bulb at the tip of the rod glows a cobalt blue

This anglerfish has mastered a trick to light up the depths of the Pacific Ocean This anglerfish has mastered a trick to light up the depths of the Pacific Ocean

By Lauren J. Young

Icefish nests encircled in stones on the ocean floor

Icefish build bizarre undersea nests—and that’s just the beginning Icefish build bizarre undersea nests—and that’s just the beginning

Nutrient-rich fish are thriving in a coral graveyard off the coast of Africa

Nutrient-rich fish are thriving in a coral graveyard off the coast of Africa Nutrient-rich fish are thriving in a coral graveyard off the coast of Africa

By Sara Kiley Watson

robot fish that mimics mosquitofish predator

Need to fight invasive fish? Just introduce a scary robot Need to fight invasive fish? Just introduce a scary robot

By Charlotte Hu

Northern pike underwater

Fish can bounce back quickly from mercury pollution Fish can bounce back quickly from mercury pollution

By Kate Baggaley

The salmon of 2100 will have new habitat: the remains of melted glaciers

The salmon of 2100 will have new habitat: the remains of melted glaciers The salmon of 2100 will have new habitat: the remains of melted glaciers

By Kate Baggaley

Fish sounds tell us about underwater reefs—but we need better tech to really listen Fish sounds tell us about underwater reefs—but we need better tech to really listen

By Charlotte Hu

Whatever you do, don’t set your pet goldfish free in a stream

Whatever you do, don’t set your pet goldfish free in a stream Whatever you do, don’t set your pet goldfish free in a stream

By Mary Beth Griggs

a murmuration of starlings form a large sphere

Give your brain a break with these swirling bird and fish patterns Give your brain a break with these swirling bird and fish patterns

By Rachel Feltman