Scientists have uncovered evidence that tiny microbes living inside fish may be helping drive important processes that affect the world’s oceans. The research, led by former University of Miami graduate…
A woman who has spent the past 15 years caring for betta fish recently shared a touching story about one of her newest companions, Stevie. When she first saw him…
An investigation by The Guardian and environmental watchdog DeSmog has uncovered a large illegal fishing operation turning thousands of tonnes of fish into fishmeal and oil off the coast of…
She couldn’t believe her eyes. Jill Taylor, a puffin researcher based in Nova Scotia, Canada, spends much of her time exploring the chilly waters of the North Atlantic. After countless…
For decades, Toronto’s Don River symbolized urban pollution. At one point, it became so contaminated that it actually caught fire. Today, however, the story looks very different. After years of…
Across Iowa, a small fish has sparked one of the state’s most successful conservation efforts. What began as an attempt to save a federally endangered minnow has grown into a…
The rockhead poacher’s mysterious head pit may be an instrument rising above a noisy habitat The Rockhead Poacher: A Fish That Might Play Drums The rockhead poacher (Bothragonus swanii) is…
New Zealand’s Department of Conservation said the bar staff “did a great job keeping the seal safe” until their workers arrived. A Curious Seal “Walks” Into a New Zealand Bar…
The Ebbinghaus Illusion and the Secrets of Perception: From Fish to Birds Perception often feels like a direct window onto reality, but in truth, it is an elaborate construction shaped…
A new discovery has revealed that relationships between fish and sea anemones are more diverse than those portrayed in Finding Nemo. It suggests that there the former may use the…