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They use water as a weapon...and they can recognize human faces.
They use water as a weapon...and they can recognize human faces.
The new technique allows researchers to monitor the genetic health of endangered shark populations without ever touching them.
They don't look half bad underwater.
On any given day, aquarium employees might be asked to swim with sharks, train sea lions, or poke a gassy sea horse.
There are plenty of fish in the sea, but few are more astounding than the coelacanths—a group that defied extinction and turned the scientific world upside down.
Mirrors on the fishes’ bellies help control and direct their glow.
That makes them the longest-living vertebrates on the planet by 200 years. They may not even reach sexual maturity until age 150.
Researchers say the behavior of zebrafish, long used as a proxy for humans, is significantly altered by infection with a common parasite.
Researchers say a large gland in the swordfish’s skull produces oil to make the fish super hydrodynamic.
The 360-degree film reveals a hard-won, vibrant ecosystem off the coast of Indonesia.
A conversation with Jonathan Balcombe, author of the new book 'What a Fish Knows.'
3. Don't eat Dory.
Study shows the ability to glow has arisen many more times than was previously believed.
Queen Elizabeth, Al Gore, and Tony Soprano all had one.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, right?
Microplastics are making young fish smaller, slower, and less intelligent.
Archerfish join the ranks of non-human animals that can tell humans apart.
New York's wildlife could be even cooler than we thought.
Scientists using a “shark’s-eye” camera found that catsharks follow the glow to find one another in deep, dark water.
When a fish needs a surgical procedure, veterinarians are there to take up the challenge.
Don't take the bait. A (reasonable) portion of fish isn't going to hurt you.
When it comes to choosing their friends, fish are most likely to bond over favorite foods.
One cell of this fish can express one of 5000 possible shades.
Go ahead, order a side of those crunchies.