‘Mother’ coral reefs are breathing life into their neighbours
Strong currents in the Red Sea are sweeping huge masses of larvae-rich sea water from one reef to the next
Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells
Goldfish and crucian carp have evolved enzymes that turn carbohydrates into alcohol when no oxygen is available – helping the fish survive in ice-locked pools
Genetically engineered salmon goes on sale for the first time
After 25 years of development, the first genetically modified animal intended for human consumption has been sold on the open market in Canada
Giant bumphead parrotfish begin mating in their hundreds
The metre-long fish, which live on tropical reefs, usually mate in pairs. An uptick in their numbers around Palau may explain why they have begun mass mating
Inside the Race to Invent a Fish-Free Fish Food
World’s most endangered marine mammal has 30 individuals left
The vaquita porpoise lives in the Gulf of California, Mexico, where illegal fishing with gill nets has slashed the population by a total of 90 per cent in the past five years
The Drought-Busting Bill Congress Just Passed Might Screw the Endangered Species Act
One Man’s Quest to CT Scan All the World’s Fishes
Adam Summers is on a mission to scan all 33,000 species of ray-finned fish—and upload all of that data for anyone to tinker with. The post One Man's Quest to CT Scan All the World's Fishes appeared first on WIRED.
World’s first ‘nanofish’ could be used as guided drug missiles
Inspired by the swimming style of real fish, the nanofish is 100 times smaller than a grain of sand, and could be used to carry drugs to specific sites in the body
Print an Army of Giant, Articulated Fish From This 3-D Database
Alex Summers is uploading CT scans of fish into an online database, for science.
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