Mercury levels in herbal teas surprise scientists
A new study from the University of Bristol (UK) suggests that fish accounts for only seven percent of mercury levels…
Rising CO2 giving fish super-hearing
Ocean acidification is known to negatively impacta wide variety of marine animals, but new research indicates that a huge increase…
Flushed pharmaceuticals fueling fearless fish
Widely prescribed anxiety-moderating drugs such as Serepax are persisting through wastewater treatment plants after being excreted and modifying fish behaviors,…
Smaller fish on the menu as oceans warm
Warmer and less-oxygenated waters could see many fish species reduce in size by up to 20 percent over the next…
Gene mutation behind African migration also responsible for modern health woes
The brain-boosting genetic mutation that allowed primitive man to migrate across the African continent is over-represented in modern-day African Americans…
Rising CO2 levels creating crazy fish
Rising oceanic carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are disrupting a key brain receptor in fish, causing dramatic changes in their brain…
Fish frequent flyers
A new Northern Arizona University study into how fish behave when stranded on land suggests that excursions onto dry land…
Gender-bending pollutants’ impact quantified
A four year study from the UK has shown that the effects of hormone-like pollutants are very damaging to fish…
Mad fish disease could threaten humans
Writing in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, neurologist Robert P. Friedland questions the safety of eating farmed fish that are…
Wings Get Help From Whales
Wind tunnel tests of scale model humpback whale flippers have shown that the scalloped, bumpy flipper is a more efficient…
Salmon From Fish Farms A Tad Toxic
A study of more than two metric tons of North American, South American and European salmon has shown that PCBs…