Your source for the latest research news Follow: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Subscribe: RSS Feeds advertisement Fish News August 23, 2023 Top Headlines This Fish Doesn’t Just See With Its Eyes — It Also Sees With Its Skin Aug.22, 2023 Without a mirror, it can be hard to tell if you’re blushing, or have spinach in your teeth.But one color-changing fish has evolved a clever way to keep watch on the parts of itself that lie outside its field of view — by sensing light with its …3D-Printed Vegan Seafood Could Someday Be What’s for Dinner Aug.14, 2023 More mock seafood options are needed because of unsustainable fishing and aquaculture practices, which can harm the environment.Now, researchers have a new approach for creating desirable vegan seafood mimics that taste good, while maintaining the …Microplastics Found Embedded in Tissues of Whales and Dolphins Aug.
10, 2023 Microscopic plastic particles have been found in the fats and lungs of two-thirds of the marine mammals in a graduate student’s study of ocean microplastics.The presence of polymer particles and fibers in these animals suggests that microplastics …Protected Sex: Grouper Mating Calls in Marine Managed Areas Aug.9, 2023 Groupers produce distinct sounds associated with courtship, territoriality or reproduction.An autonomous mobile wave glider and passive acoustics were deployed to survey two marine protected areas on the western shelf of Puerto Rico to locate …
advertisement Latest Headlines updated 2:07pm EDT Top Fish Predators Could Suffer Wide Loss of Suitable Habitat by 2100 Due to Climate Change Aug.9, 2023 A study of 12 species of highly migratory fish predators — including sharks, tuna, and billfish such as marlin and swordfish — finds that most of …Land-Sea Relationship Is Major Driver of Coral Reef Health Outcomes Aug.9, 2023 New research indicates that mitigating both local land and sea-based human impacts, especially in terms of pollutants and over-fishing, provides coral reef ecosystems with the best opportunity to …Pause in Recent Coral Recovery on Much of Great Barrier Reef Aug.8, 2023 In-water monitoring shows hard coral cover across the Great Barrier Reef remains at similar levels to that recorded in 2022, with small decreases in the Northern, Central and Southern regions.
AIMS’ …Study Reveals Successful Strategies for Removing Invasive Caimans from Florida Everglades Aug.7, 2023 A new study reveals how a succession of strategies can take control of an invasive species …Nitrogen Fixation Hotspots in Atlantic Seaweed Aug.4, 2023 A new study examined nitrogen fixation among diazotrophs–microorganisms that can convert nitrogen into usable form for other plants and animals — living among sargassum.Sargassum, a brown …
Sea Level Rise Shifts Habitat for Endangered Florida Keys Species Aug.1, 2023 A newly published study describes the response to sea level rise by the silver rice rat, an endangered species only found in the Florida …Researchers Find Evolutionary Adaption in Trout of Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains July 31, 2023 Scientists found that trout from lakes stocked decades ago in the Wind River Mountains have higher numbers of gill rakers, which are bony or …Billions in Conservation Spending Fail to Improve Wild Fish Stocks in Columbia Basin July 28, 2023 Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted tax dollars has failed to improve stocks of wild salmon and …Food Size Matters July 19, 2023 Prey size and risk of predation are strongly related to the medium-sized Daphnia — a small, planktonic crustacean — targeted by aquatic insects and fish.This phenotypic plasticity has been shown …
A Vegan Way to Stop Damage from Excessive Ice Build-Up and Freezer Burn July 19, 2023 Almost everyone has a bag of veggies shoved into the dark recesses of their freezer that’s now essentially an unrecognizable block of ice crystals.And when thawed, foods damaged by excessive ice …
Top Fish Predators Losing Habitats: Warming Coral Reef Survival: Land-Sea Relationship Pause in Recent Coral Recovery Removing Invasive Caimans from the Everglades Nitrogen Fixation Hotspots in Atlantic Seaweed Sea Level Rise Shifts Habitat for Endangered Rat Evolutionary Adaption: Trout in Mountain Rivers Billions Spent: Salmon Stocks No Better Food Size Matters Excessive Ice Build-Up and Freezer Burn Earlier Headlines Summaries Headlines Shark Shock: Scientists Discover Filter-Feeding Basking Sharks Are Warm-Bodied Like Great Whites July 20, 2023 Approximately 99.9% of fish and shark species are ‘cold-blooded’, meaning their body tissues generally match the temperature of the water they swim in — but researchers have just …Ocean Animals Vacate Areas Both Around and Outside Deep-Sea Mining Operations July 14, 2023 In 2020, Japan performed the first successful test extracting cobalt crusts from the top of deep-sea mountains to mine cobalt — a mineral used in electric vehicle batteries.Not only do directly …
Multiple Ecosystems in Hot Water After Marine Heatwave Surges Across the Pacific July 13, 2023 Rising ocean temperatures are sweeping the seas, breaking records and creating problematic conditions for marine life.Unlike heatwaves on land, periods of abrupt ocean warming can surge for months …Plastic Pollution on Coral Reefs Increases With Depth and Mostly Comes from Fishing Activities July 12, 2023 Researchers reveal the extent of plastic pollution on coral reefs, finding that debris increases with depth, largely stems from fishing activities, and is correlated with proximity to marine …Warmer Ocean Temperatures Increase Risk of Salmon Bycatch in Pacific Hake Fishery July 12, 2023 Rates of Chinook salmon bycatch in the Pacific hake fishery rise during years when ocean temperatures are warmer, a signal that climate change and increased frequency of marine heatwaves could lead …Tiny Fish Surprise Scientists in ‘Volunteer’s Dilemma’ July 12, 2023 Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies have surprised scientists when faced with the so-called ‘volunteer’s …advertisement Deciphering Fish Species Interactions for Climate Change Insights July 11, 2023 A team has developed a technique to study how different fish species interact with each other in a coastal region, a breakthrough that helps explain the complex relationships among marine species and …Can Using Biodegradable Fishing Gear Help Reduce the Cost of Ghost Fishing? July 11, 2023 New research has found that the design of biodegradable fishing gear needs to improve if it is to help address the environmental and economic impacts of ‘ghost …
Global Diet Study Challenges Advice to Limit High-Fat Dairy Foods July 6, 2023 Unprocessed red meat and whole grains can be included or left out of a healthy diet, according to a study conducted in 80 countries across all inhabited continents.Diets emphasizing fruit, …
Not Eating Enough of These Six Healthy Foods Is Associated With Higher Cardiovascular Disease and Deaths Globally July 6, 2023 Previous and similar research has focused on Western countries and diets that combined harmful, ultra-processed foods with nutrient-dense foods.This research was global in scope and focused on foods …Asian Clams’ Spread in Columbia River Warns of Worse Invaders July 6, 2023 The invasive Asian clam is more common in the lower Columbia River than its native habitat of southeast Asia, according to a study of the clam’s abundance in the river.The findings don’t …
Marine Heat Waves Caused Mass Seabird Die-Offs, Beach Surveys Show July 6, 2023 New research uses data collected by coastal residents along beaches from central California to Alaska to understand how seabirds have fared in recent decades.
The paper shows that persistent marine …
advertisement Warmer and Murkier Waters Favor Predators of Guppies, Study Finds July 4, 2023 Changes in water conditions interact to affect how Trinidadian guppies protect themselves from predators, scientists have …Virus-Like Transposons Wage War on the Species Barrier June 29, 2023 Scientists have known for decades that genes can be transferred from one species to another, both in animals and plants.
However, the mechanism of how such an unlikely event occurs remained unknown….Boom! Detecting Gregarious Goliath Groupers Using Their Low-Frequency Pulse Sounds June 28, 2023 From growls to booms, whales, fish and crustaceans all produce sounds.Selecting the gregarious Goliath grouper, researchers deployed a novel automated detector and localization model to find …
Worm Named After a Comedian Impacting Spiny Lobster Reproduction and Could Threaten a Lucrative Fishery June 28, 2023 A species of nemertean worm discovered by a marine biologist five years ago affects the reproductive performance of Caribbean spiny lobsters, a critical species in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of …Gray Whales Off Oregon Coast Consume Millions of Microparticles Per Day June 26, 2023 Researchers estimate that gray whales feeding off the Oregon Coast consume up to 21 million microparticles per day, a finding informed in part by feces from the …Research Questions Value of Sagebrush Control in Conserving Sage Grouse June 26, 2023 Sagebrush reduction strategies, including mowing and herbicide application, are often employed to enhance habitat for the greater sage grouse and other sagebrush-dependent …Megalodon Was No Cold-Blooded Killer June 26, 2023 How the megalodon, a shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, stayed warm was a matter of speculation among scientists.
Using an analysis of tooth fossils from the megalodon and other sharks of …Are Viruses Keeping Sea Lice at Bay in Wild Salmon? June 22, 2023 More than 30 previously unknown RNA viruses in sea lice have been identified.Sea lice are parasitic copepods (small crustaceans) found in many fresh and saltwater habitats, and have been implicated …Thursday, July 20, 2023 Shark Shock: Scientists Discover Filter-Feeding Basking Sharks Are Warm-Bodied Like Great Whites Friday, July 14, 2023 Ocean Animals Vacate Areas Both Around and Outside Deep-Sea Mining Operations Thursday, July 13, 2023 Multiple Ecosystems in Hot Water After Marine Heatwave Surges Across the Pacific Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Plastic Pollution on Coral Reefs Increases With Depth and Mostly Comes from Fishing Activities Warmer Ocean Temperatures Increase Risk of Salmon Bycatch in Pacific Hake Fishery Tiny Fish Surprise Scientists in ‘volunteer’s Dilemma’ Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Deciphering Fish Species Interactions for Climate Change Insights Can Using Biodegradable Fishing Gear Help Reduce the Cost of Ghost Fishing? Thursday, July 6, 2023 Global Diet Study Challenges Advice to Limit High-Fat Dairy Foods Not Eating Enough of These Six Healthy Foods Is Associated With Higher Cardiovascular Disease and Deaths Globally Asian Clams’ Spread in Columbia River Warns of Worse Invaders Marine Heat Waves Caused Mass Seabird Die-Offs, Beach Surveys Show Tuesday, July 4, 2023 Warmer and Murkier Waters Favor Predators of Guppies, Study Finds Thursday, June 29, 2023 Virus-Like Transposons Wage War on the Species Barrier Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Boom! Detecting Gregarious Goliath Groupers Using Their Low-Frequency Pulse Sounds Worm Named After a Comedian Impacting Spiny Lobster Reproduction and Could Threaten a Lucrative Fishery Monday, June 26, 2023 Gray Whales Off Oregon Coast Consume Millions of Microparticles Per Day Research Questions Value of Sagebrush Control in Conserving Sage Grouse Megalodon Was No Cold-Blooded Killer Thursday, June 22, 2023 Are Viruses Keeping Sea Lice at Bay in Wild Salmon? Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Rain Gardens Could Save Salmon from Toxic Tire Chemicals Friday, June 16, 2023 Study Shows Ancient Alaskans Were Freshwater Fishers Tuesday, June 13, 2023 New Method Traces Ancestry of Hybrid Plants and Animals Thursday, June 8, 2023 Why Certain Fish Are Left Off the Hook Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Coral Disease Tripled in the Last 25 Years.
Three-Quarters Will Likely Be Diseased by Next Century Monday, June 5, 2023 Muscle Fibers: An Unexpected Organization Revealed Thursday, June 1, 2023 Biodegradable Plastic from Sugar Cane Also Threatens the Environment Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Overfishing Linked to Rapid Evolution of Codfish Protecting Large Ocean Areas Doesn’t Curb Fishing Catches Thursday, May 25, 2023 River Erosion Can Shape Fish Evolution Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Most Effective Ways of Foraging Can Attract Predators Where Do Our Limbs Come From? Move Over, Armadillos: There’s a New Bone-Plated Mammal in Town Thursday, May 18, 2023 Out of the Frying Pan: Coyotes, Bobcats Move Into Human-Inhabited Areas to Avoid Apex Predators — Only to Be Killed by People Perfect ‘pathogen’ Storm: Vibrio Bacteria, Sargassum and Plastic Marine Debris New Use for A.I.: Correctly Estimating Fish Stocks Fossil of Mosasaur With Bizarre ‘screwdriver Teeth’ Found in Morocco Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Jaw Shapes of 90 Shark Species Show: Evolution Driven by Habitat Thursday, May 11, 2023 Hammerhead Sharks Hold Their Breath on Deep Water Hunts to Stay Warm Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Nature Favors Creatures in Largest and Smallest Sizes Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Water Warming Study Shows Unexpected Impact on Fish Size Basic ‘toolkit’ For Organ Development Is Illuminated by Sea Star Earth’s First Animals Had Particular Taste in Real Estate Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Indo-Pacific Corals More Resilient to Climate Change Than Atlantic Corals Monday, May 1, 2023 Harmful Fisheries Subsidies Are Leading to More Fishing Vessels Chasing Fewer Fish, Resulting in Adverse Environmental and Societal Impacts Thursday, April 27, 2023 Male California Sea Lions Are Becoming Bigger and Better Fighters as Their Population Rebounds Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Robot Fish Makes Splash With Motion Breakthrough Ocean Ecosystem: Mixotrophic Microorganisms Play Key Role Friday, April 21, 2023 Whales Stop by Gold Coast Bay for Day Spa Fix With Full Body Scrubs Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Scientists Identify 2022 Sea Urchin Killer X-Ray Analysis Sheds New Light on Prehistoric Predator’s Last Meal Monday, April 17, 2023 Scientists Discover Pristine Deep-Sea Coral Reefs in the Galápagos Marine Reserve Thursday, April 13, 2023 Hairs That Help Fish Feel — And Humans Hear Wednesday, April 12, 2023 How Skates Learned to Fly Through Water Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Time-Restricted Fasting Could Cause Fertility Problems Thursday, April 6, 2023 Sierra Squirrels Find Their Niche Amid a Changing Climate Wednesday, April 5, 2023 New Tool Shows Progress in Fighting Spread of Invasive Grass Carp in Great Lakes A Cold-Specialized Icefish Species Underwent Major Genetic Changes as It Migrated to Temperate Waters Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Red Tide Warning System Warming Arctic Draws Marine Predators Northwards Monday, April 3, 2023 Innovative Method Predicts the Effects of Climate Change on Cold-Blooded Animals Thursday, March 30, 2023 Scientists Discover Hidden Crab Diversity Among Coral Reefs Rainbow Trout Subspecies Newly Named Ancient Giant Amphibians Swam Like Crocodiles 250 Million Years Ago Earth Prefers to Serve Life in XXS and XXL Sizes Juvenile Black Rockfish Affected by Marine Heat Wave but Not Always for the Worse, Research Shows Wednesday, March 29, 2023 How Whale Shark Rhodopsin Evolved to See, in the Deep Blue Sea Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Conserving Wildlife Can Help Mitigate Climate Change Thursday, March 23, 2023 Climate Change Threatens Global Fisheries Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Sea Otters Killed by Unusual Parasite Strain Monday, March 20, 2023 Biodiversity Amid Climate Change In Hot Water: Ocean Warming Impacts Growth, Metabolic Rate and Gene Activity of Newly Hatched Clownfish Jellyfish Size Might Influence Their Nutritional Value Unraveling Whale Entanglement Risk Factors Off Oregon Coast Parasites Alter Likelihood of Fish Being Caught by Anglers Thursday, March 16, 2023 How Fishermen Benefit from Reversing Evolution of Cod Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Mild Fever Helps Clear Infections Faster, New Study Suggests Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Climate Change Alters a Human-Raptor Relationship Monday, March 13, 2023 Study Shows How Biodiversity of Coral Reefs Around the World Changes With Depth Saturday, March 11, 2023 Remarkable Squirting Mussels Captured on Film Friday, March 10, 2023 Assessing the Potential Risks of Ocean-Based Climate Intervention Technologies on Deep-Sea Ecosystems Sea Temperatures Control the Distributions of European Marine Fish Northern and Southern Resident Orcas Hunt Differently, Which May Help Explain the Decline of Southern Orcas Wednesday, March 8, 2023 MIND and Mediterranean Diets Associated With Fewer Alzheimer’s Plaques and Tangles Friday, March 3, 2023 Animals Best to Suppress Personalities for Group Efficiency Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Prehistoric Sea Monster May Have Been Shorter, Stouter, Than Once Believed Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Mysterious New Behavior Seen in Whales May Be Recorded in Ancient Manuscripts Jurassic Shark: Shark from the Jurassic Period Was Already Highly Evolved Monday, February 27, 2023 Human-Wildlife Conflicts Rising Worldwide With Climate Change Shrinking Age Distribution of Spawning Salmon Raises Climate Resilience Concerns Who Are the First Ancestors of Present-Day Fish? Friday, February 24, 2023 Marine Heatwaves Decimate Sea Urchins, Molluscs and More at Rottnest Thursday, February 23, 2023 Urban Ponds Require Attention to Ensure Biodiversity ‘Antisocial’ Damselfish Are Scaring Off Cleaner-Fish Customers — And This Could Contribute to Coral Reef Breakdown Wednesday, February 22, 2023 As Sea Ice Declines in the Arctic, Bowhead Whales Are Adjusting Their Migration Patterns New Research Reveals 12 Ways Aquaculture Can Benefit the Environment Friday, February 17, 2023 Food Quality Matters for Southern Resident Killer Whales New Antioxidants Found in Beef, Chicken, and Pork Wednesday, February 15, 2023 How the Fastest Fish Hunts Its Prey Monday, February 13, 2023 Oldest Spinosaur Brains Revealed Load more stories LATEST NEWS TOP NEWS Top Science Top Health Top Physical/Tech Top Environment Top Society/Education HEALTH Health & Medicine Mind & Brain Living Well PHYSICAL/TECH Space & Time Matter & Energy Computers & Math ENVIRONMENT Plants & Animals Agriculture & Food Beer and Wine Bird Flu Research Cloning Drought Fisheries Food Genetically Modified Organic Pests and Parasites Seeds Soil Types Animals Apes Birds Cats Cows, Sheep, Pigs Dogs Dolphins and Whales Fish Frogs and Reptiles Horses Insects (including Butterflies) Mammals Mice Monkeys New Species Rodents Spiders and Ticks Veterinary Medicine Business & Industry Biotechnology and Bioengineering CRISPR Gene Editing Food and Agriculture Ecology Endangered Animals Endangered Plants Extinction Extreme Survival Invasive Species Nature Sea Life Trees Wild Animals Education & Learning Animal Learning and Intelligence Life Sciences Behavioral Science Biochemistry Research Biology Biotechnology Botany Cell Biology Developmental Biology Epigenetics Research Evolutionary Biology Genetics Marine Biology Mating and Breeding Molecular Biology Zoology Microbes and More Bacteria Fungus Microbiology Prions Virology Zika Virus Research Earth & Climate Fossils & Ruins SOCIETY & EDUCATION Science & Society Business & Industry Education & Learning QUIRKY Strange & Offbeat Print Email Share Breaking this hour Ancient DNA from 2,900-Year-Old Clay Brick Formerly Depressed Still Focus On Negative This Fish Sees With Skin and Eyes Bronze Age Family Systems Deciphered More Efficient Solar Cells Simple Blood Test May Predict Future Heart Risk Thinning Ice Sheets: Dangerous Feedback Cycle Did Sabertooth Tigers Purr or Roar? 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