In nature, species will sometimes form unexpectedly close bonds and work to their mutual benefit. Symbiotic relationships are the close associations formed between pairs of species. They come in a ...

Like it or not, our seafood increasingly originates not in the deep ocean but on fish farms hugging the coasts. Aquaculture already supplies about half of the world's seafood, and global production is ...

Small fish that rub their bodies against great white sharks could be exfoliating their skin and trying to remove parasites, researchers say. The risky behavior exhibited by the fish could play a ...

Platters of fish and chips zoom out of the kitchen like flying saucers. The Red Lion Pub barmaids juggle several plates at a time, but they never seem to move quickly enough. An English friend and ...

This is the third time that scientists have found an unfertilized egg-laying fish with developing embryos in her belly, the researchers reported in a paper published yesterday (Feb. 20) in the journal ...

Out of the approximately 3 billion letters of DNA that make up your genome, there are about a 100 letters that neither of your parents possess. These are your own personal mutations. The machinery ...

Seafloor sediment composed of ground up shells and coral also contains a significant amount of fish poop, according to new linkurl:research;http://www.pnas.org ...

Fatty fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, like salmon and anchovies, are most beneficial to heart health. But you may want to limit or avoid fish high in mercury. Experts often recommend fish as a heart ...

Recent explorations into aquatic biology have unveiled a surprising reality: fish, despite being creatures of water, can indeed “drown” under specific conditions. This seemingly paradoxical phenomenon ...