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8,269 results for: Fish

  1. Genetics

    Scientists consider new genetic power and its impacts

    Thanks to CRISPR, scientists’ plans for effective use of gene drives suddenly look feasible.

    By Eva Emerson
  2. Anthropology

    Humans, birds communicate to collaborate

    Bird species takes hunter-gatherers to honeybees’ nests when called on.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Oceans

    Magnetism from underwater power cables doesn’t deter sea life

    High-voltage power cables that ferry electricity across the seafloor do not negatively impact local fish and crabs, new studies show.

    By Thomas Sumner
  4. Animals

    Distinct voices fill the fish soundscape at night

    Researchers find that fish sound frequencies overlap more during the day and are more distinct at night.

    By Helen Thompson
  5. Oceans

    Corals need to take their vitamin C

    Newly settled corals use vitamin C to help build their stony skeletons, researchers propose.

    By Thomas Sumner
  6. Animals

    These beetles use surface tension to water-ski

    Waterlily beetles are in for a fast and bumpy ride as they fly across ponds, researchers find.

    By Helen Thompson
  7. Oceans

    Deep-sea hydrothermal vents more abundant than thought

    Ecosystem-supporting hydrothermal vents are much more abundant along the ocean floor than previously thought.

    By Thomas Sumner
  8. Paleontology

    Fossil of monstrous fish-eating amphibian unearthed

    A new Triassic species of giant amphibian lived like a crocodile instead of like its cute little salamander and frog relatives of today.

    By Susan Milius
  9. Anthropology

    Viking-era woman sheds light on Iceland’s earliest settlers

    Viking-era woman accompanied island’s early settlers as a child from Scandinavia or Britain.

    By Bruce Bower
  10. Earth

    Ocean’s plastics offer a floating fortress to a mess of microbes

    Microbes take up residence on ocean plastics, potentially causing changes in ocean environments.

    By Chris Samoray
  11. Animals

    Dragons sleep like mammals and birds

    Some lizards may sleep in the same way as mammals and birds, a new brain wave study finds.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  12. Genetics

    GMOs haven’t delivered on their promises — or risks

    Genetically modified foods have been studied extensively and are abundant on supermarket shelves, but they haven’t managed to end world hunger yet.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg