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Fossil Shows Fish Had Sucker on Its Back
July 26, 2013 A 30-million year-old fossil has revealed how remoras -- also called sharksuckers -- evolved the sucker that enables them to stick to other fishes and 'hitch a ... > full story -
Oven-Baked Fish Fingers Have Fewer Furans Than When Fried
July 26, 2013 Researchers have discovered that fried fish fingers generate more furanic compounds than those baked in the oven. To be precise, there are three times as many when fried with olive oil and twice as ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Key Fungal Species That Help Explain Mysteries of White Nose Syndrome
July 25, 2013 Researchers have identified what may be a key to unraveling some of the mysteries of White Nose Syndrome: The closest known non-disease causing relatives of the fungus that causes WNS. A new study ... > full story -
Researcher Digs Into the Contested Peanut-Allergy Epidemic
July 25, 2013 The path of the peanut from a snack staple to the object of bans at schools, day care centers and beyond offers important insights into how and why a rare, life-threatening food allergy can prompt ... > full story -
Molluscs Vs. Bacteria: New Finding on Marine Natural Products Biosynthesis
July 25, 2013 The gastropod mollusc Scaphander lignarius -- a marine invertebrate found in North Atlantic and Mediterranean water -- is the first organism, besides bacteria, in which the biosynthesis of ... > full story -
Color Patterns in Fish Larvae May Reveal Relationships Among Species
July 24, 2013 Similarities in how different organisms look can indicate a close evolutionary relationship. Conversely, great differences in appearance can suggest a very distant relationship, as in many adult ... > full story -
Are North Atlantic Right Whales Mating in the Gulf of Maine?
July 24, 2013 Using data obtained during six years of regular aerial surveys and genetics data collected by a consortium of research groups, scientists have strengthened evidence pointing to the central Gulf of ... > full story -
New Species of Hero Shrew Found in Equatorial Africa: Most Bizarre Mammalian Spine on Earth
July 24, 2013 Scientists have described a new species of Hero Shrew -- the mammal with the most bizarre lower spine on Earth. The interlocking vertebrae of the Hero Shrew render the spine four to five times more ... > full story -
Male Guppies Ensure Successful Mating With Genital Claws
July 24, 2013 Some males will go to great lengths to pursue a female and take extreme measures to hold on once they find one that interests them, even if that affection is unrequited. New research from ... > full story -
Extraordinary Trout Has Tolerance to Heavily Polluted Water
July 24, 2013 A population of brown trout can survive in the contaminated waters of the River Hayle in Cornwall where metal concentrations are so high they would be lethal to fish from unpolluted sites. The team ... > full story
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