(Phys.org) —Cornell researchers have successfully identified the presence of a deadly virus—the viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV)—by using techniques that are not lethal to fish.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 19, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Rio de Janeiro's environmental authorities say the amount of dead fish removed from a lake where the Olympic regatta will be held in 2016 stands at more than 60 tons.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 14, 2013 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

(AP)—A new government study says live Asian carp don't have to be present for their DNA to turn up in the environment.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 20, 2013 not rated yet 0

Researchers in Iceland are blaming low oxygen levels in a shallow fjord for the deaths of tens of thousands of tons of herring.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 06, 2013 not rated yet 4

Near Rio's future 2016 Olympic village the Marapendi lagoon emits a foul stench from waters that have been turned into a cesspool by unfiltered sewage from surrounding upscale condominiums.

Space & Earth - Environment

Dec 31, 2012 not rated yet 1

It takes both teeth and jaws to make a pretty smile, but the evolutionary origins of these parts of our anatomy have only just been discovered, thanks to a particle accelerator and a long dead fish.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Oct 17, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Dan Watson, a Glasgow School of Art graduate, has won the UK leg of the James Dyson award for his innovative fishing net rings that light up and guide smaller fish through nets meant for larger ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 31, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 2 |

(Phys.org) -- In 2002, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute discovered a unique species of worms in the ocean that live off of the skeletons of dead fish and whales on the sea floor, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jul 02, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 3 |

After 20 hours of talks into the early hours Wednesday, Europe's fisheries ministers finally struck a compromise deal to save the oceans from overfishing -- but failed to satisfy environmentalists.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 13, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

A deadly fungus that has wiped out large populations of bats in North America has spread to a new species, the endangered gray bat, US wildlife officials said Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

May 29, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 3

The science behind counting fish in the ocean to measure their abundance has never been simple. A new scientific paper authored by NOAA Fisheries biologist Eric Prince, Ph.D., and eight other scientists shows ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Dec 09, 2011 4.8 / 5 (6) 3 |

(AP) -- In a muddy pile of sand where a pond once flowed in the Texas Panhandle, dead fish, their flesh already decayed and feasted on by maggots, lie with their mouths open. Nearby, deer munch on the equivalent ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 08, 2011 4 / 5 (4) 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Atlantic croaker living in the large Gulf of Mexico "Dead Zone" exhibit severe reproductive impairment with potential long-term impacts on the fish's population abundance, researchers from ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 15, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

It could take a week - and the smell could get pretty bad - before crews manage to scoop and vacuum up tons of dead sardines from a Southern California marina. ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 10, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the US have discovered the mechanism whereby dangerous mercury eventually finds its way into the fish we eat from the open seas and oceans.

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 28, 2011 4 / 5 (1) 1