Fish (Page 5)

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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The endangered species list is full of ghosts

By Dyani Sabin

Purple jellyfish float in the dark
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The new jellyfish genome proves you don’t need weird genes to be a weirdo

By Charlie Wood

How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea
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How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea

By Thomas Linley and Alan Jamieson/The Conversation

These fish build group homes that double as devious shrimp traps
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These fish build group homes that double as devious shrimp traps

By Kate Baggaley

A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals
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A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals

By Claire Maldarelli

The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin
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The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin

By Sara Chodosh

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.
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Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.

By Sara Chodosh

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These jellyfish don’t have brains, but still somehow seem to sleep

By Nicole Wetsman

Eel shocks scientist
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One scientist’s truly shocking quest to understand eels

By Ellen Airhart

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage
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Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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How goldfish use booze to get through a hard winter

By Rachel Feltman

Jellyfish use high-powered ‘syringes’ to shoot venom into your skin
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Jellyfish use high-powered ‘syringes’ to shoot venom into your skin

By Mary Beth Griggs

Slimy, fleshy lips dripping with snot help these fish eat stinging corals
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Slimy, fleshy lips dripping with snot help these fish eat stinging corals

By Mary Beth Griggs

Faceless fish
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Faceless fish aren’t the only absurd creatures emerging from Australia’s Eastern Abyss

By Sara Chodosh

Your guide to the practical uses of hagfish slime, glowworm glue, and other animal goo
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Your guide to the practical uses of hagfish slime, glowworm glue, and other animal goo

By Kate Baggaley

Octopuses can basically edit their own genes on the fly
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Octopuses can basically edit their own genes on the fly

By Rachel Feltman

Plagued by predators in the sea, these fish are moving onto land
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Plagued by predators in the sea, these fish are moving onto land

By Mark D. Kaufman

Don’t hate on deep-sea critters. They’ve got to be weird to survive.
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Don’t hate on deep-sea critters. They’ve got to be weird to survive.

By Kate Baggaley

Dead Fish
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Why thousands of dead fish flooded a New York canal

By Mary Beth Griggs

This Battery-Free Generator Is Made From Fish Scales
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This Battery-Free Generator Is Made From Fish Scales

By Kate Baggaley

We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report
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We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report

By Mary Beth Griggs

The Most Sustainable Way To Raise Seafood Might Be On Land
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The Most Sustainable Way To Raise Seafood Might Be On Land

By Lois Parshley

Coelacanth
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‘Living Fossil’ Fish Has Lungs

By Mary Beth Griggs

How To Fix A Goldfish
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How To Fix A Goldfish

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Do Fish Get Out Of Breath?
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Do Fish Get Out Of Breath?

By Daniel Engber

Found: The World’s Newest Deepest-Dwelling Fish
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Found: The World’s Newest Deepest-Dwelling Fish

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Fish Hide From Predators By Smelling Like Coral
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Fish Hide From Predators By Smelling Like Coral

By Rohan Brooker, University of Georgia

Rare Anglerfish Caught On Video
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Rare Anglerfish Caught On Video

By Rafi Letzter

If A Fish Grows Up On Land, Will It Learn To Walk?
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If A Fish Grows Up On Land, Will It Learn To Walk?

By Loren Grush

Massive slick of anchovy shoal up for a day at the beach
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Massive slick of anchovy shoal up for a day at the beach

By Popular Science Team

Are Fish As Intelligent As Crows, Chimps… Or People?
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Are Fish As Intelligent As Crows, Chimps… Or People?

By Emily Gertz

The Fish That Could Save Antarctica
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The Fish That Could Save Antarctica

By PopSci Editors

Watch Rare Footage Of Living, Swimming Oarfish
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Watch Rare Footage Of Living, Swimming Oarfish

By Douglas Main

How To Produce Caviar Without Killing: Sturgeon Massage
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How To Produce Caviar Without Killing: Sturgeon Massage

By Douglas Main

There Are 10 Times More Fish In The Sea Than We Thought
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There Are 10 Times More Fish In The Sea Than We Thought

By Douglas Main

The Strange Beauty Of Bioluminescent Fish
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The Strange Beauty Of Bioluminescent Fish

By Lindsey Kratochwill

This African Fish Can Catch and Eat Flying Birds
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This African Fish Can Catch and Eat Flying Birds

By Douglas Main

This Is Unofficially The World’s Ugliest Animal
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This Is Unofficially The World’s Ugliest Animal

By Dan Nosowitz

This Scary Giant Black Jellyfish Is Stinging Swimmers In Southern California
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This Scary Giant Black Jellyfish Is Stinging Swimmers In Southern California

By Dan Nosowitz

This Weird Fish Has Clear Blood
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This Weird Fish Has Clear Blood

By Dan Nosowitz

Will This Fish Transform Medicine?
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Will This Fish Transform Medicine?

By Virginia Hughes

A New Way to Keep Deep-Sea Creatures Alive at the Surface
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A New Way to Keep Deep-Sea Creatures Alive at the Surface

By Stephanie Warren

Is Your Dinner Endangered? DNA Detectives Investigate
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Is Your Dinner Endangered? DNA Detectives Investigate

By Laura Allen

This Week, FDA Considers Genetically Engineered Salmon for Human Consumption
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This Week, FDA Considers Genetically Engineered Salmon for Human Consumption

By Rebecca Boyle

How Long Would it Take Piranhas to Eat a Person?
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How Long Would it Take Piranhas to Eat a Person?

By Catherine Schwanke