Recirculation technology improves smolt welfare
Holistic approach to managing Mediterranean streams
Scientists confirm theory regarding the origins of the sucking disc of remoras
Remora fish, with a sucking disc on top of their heads, have been the stuff of legend. They often attach themselves to the hulls of boats and in ancient times were thought to purposely slow the boat down. ...
Jun 06, 2013
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Robotic fish offer new avenue for understanding alcohol's effect on brain, behavior
Rats and mice have long been a model for researchers aiming to understand the complex impact of alcohol and other substances of abuse on behavior and the brain's reward systems. But now, a team at the Polytechnic Institute ...
Jun 06, 2013
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Living fossils? Actually, sturgeon are evolutionary speedsters
Efforts to restore sturgeon in the Great Lakes region have received a lot of attention in recent years, and many of the news stories note that the prehistoric-looking fish are "living fossils" virtually unchanged ...
Jun 06, 2013
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A lucky catch: A tiny new fish, Haptoclinus dropi, from the southern Caribbean
A new species of tiny blenniiform fish has been discovered in the biodiversity rich waters of the southern Caribbean. Haptoclinus dropi is only around 2cm in length with a beautiful color pattern that includ ...
Jun 05, 2013
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Butterfly on the brink: First Schaus female found in a year raises hope for revival of species
A new species of marine fish from 408 million years ago discovered in Teruel
Researchers from the University of Valencia and the Natural History Museum of Berlin have studied the fossilised remains of scales and bones found in Teruel and the south of Zaragoza, ascertaining that they ...
Jun 03, 2013
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Researchers discover a new way fish camouflage themselves in the ocean
Fish can hide in the open ocean by manipulating how light reflects off their skin, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. The discovery could someday lead to the development of new ...
Jun 03, 2013
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Parasitised fish pick sides
(Phys.org) —Fish with parasites attached to their heads have a stronger preference for left or right when facing a T-intersection, giving them an edge when it comes to escaping predators, research from ...
Jun 03, 2013
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Guppies and sexual conflict? It's a genital arms race
(Phys.org) —It's not always easy to tell if a fish is male or female: they look more or less the same. But there are exceptions, such as guppies and, as with humans, guppy genitalia varies in size across ...
Jun 03, 2013
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Atlantic puffins in peril in US
Microbiologist at the Desert Research Institute makes his mark in Death Valley
Dr. Duane Moser, Environmental Microbiologist at the Desert Research Institute, has a penchant for studying life in its most peculiar form. "I've been fascinated with the unique ecosystems of Death Valley ...
May 31, 2013
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Climate change threatens extinction for 82 percent of California native fish
Stanford Lab developing new kinds of robot aircraft (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —Researchers at Stanford's Biometrics and Dexterous Manipulation Laboratory just south of San Francisco, have come up with two new innovations in robotic aircraft design. One is an improvement ...
May 30, 2013
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