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Pirate Perch Probably Use Chemical Camouflage to Fool Prey
March 29, 2013 — Dark and sleek, it hides beneath the water waiting for prey. A researcher says the target will never know what hit them because they probably can’t smell the voracious pirate ... > full story -
New Fossil Species from a Fish-Eat-Fish World When Limbed Animals Evolved
March 27, 2013 — Scientists who famously discovered the lobe-finned fish fossil Tiktaalik roseae, a species with some of the clearest evidence of the evolutionary transition from fish to limbed animals, have ... > full story -
Dusting for Prints from a Fossil Fish to Understand Evolutionary Change
March 27, 2013 — In 370-million-year-old red sandstone deposits in a highway roadcut, scientists have discovered a new species of armored fish in north central Pennsylvania. Studying and describing this fish's ... > full story -
Lunar Cycle Determines Hunting Behavior of Nocturnal Gulls
March 27, 2013 — Zooplankton, small fish and squid spend hardly any time at the surface when there's a full moon. To protect themselves from their natural enemies, they hide deeper down in the water on bright nights, ... > full story -
Hope for Galapagos Wildlife Threatened by Marine Invaders
March 26, 2013 — Increasing tourism and the spread of marine invasive non-native species is threatening the unique plant and marine life around the Galapagos ... > full story -
A Marine Animal to Feed Your Eco-Car
March 25, 2013 — The marine animal tunicate can be used both as biofuel and fish food, according to new research. On the ocean floor, under the pier, and on ship ropes – that’s where the tunicates live. ... > full story -
Losing Wetlands to Grow Crops
March 24, 2013 — Getting enough to eat is a basic human need – but at what cost to the environment? New research demonstrates that as their crops on higher ground fail due to unreliable rainfall, people in ... > full story -
Acoustic Monitoring of Atlantic Cod Reveals Clues to Spawning Behavior
March 23, 2013 — For decades researchers have recorded sounds from whales and other marine mammals, using a variety of methods including passive acoustic monitoring to better understand how these animals use sound to ... > full story -
Seabirds Need Effective Marine Conservation in Wake of Discard Ban, Warns Study
March 21, 2013 — Conservationists have renewed urgent calls for effective marine protection in European waters, after a new study revealed that the recent EU ban on fish discards could have a significant short-term ... > full story -
Archerfish Get an Eye Test
March 21, 2013 — A modified version of an eye test used to assess visual acuity in the military has been given to archerfish by scientists to help explain how these remarkable fish are able to accurately spit down ... > full story
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