Humans share limb regeneration genes with gar fish

Learning about how the toothy gar fish regenerates its fins and the genes that drive regrowth could shed light on whether the same is possible in people.

Layne Cameron-Michigan State • futurity
July 29, 2019 ~4 min

Compound in semen is sea lamprey ‘cologne’

Male lampreys attract females with a special pheromone called spermine, an odorous compound found in semen, researchers report.

Layne Cameron-Michigan State • futurity
July 9, 2019 ~3 min


Sockeye salmon leaving home a year early

Salmon in Alaska's Bristol Bay are heading to the ocean a whole year earlier than they used to because of climate change and other fish.

Michelle Ma-Washington • futurity
June 28, 2019 ~5 min

Tiny bottom-dwellers keep coral reefs healthy

"These fish are like candy. They are tiny, colorful bundles of energy that get eaten...by any coral reef organism that can bite, grab, or slurp them up."

U. Washington • futurity
June 5, 2019 ~3 min

These little fish adapted to survive lethal toxins

Invasive species are typically harmful, but they're an "evolutionary rescue" for the Gulf killifish.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
May 10, 2019 ~5 min

Giant devil rays might have a secret ‘maternity ward’

A bunch of pregnant giant devil rays in fishing nets indicate a previously unknown birthing zone in the Gulf of California.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
May 10, 2019 ~5 min

‘Underwater elephants’ give and take with coral reefs

Bumphead parrotfish poop helps clarify the relationship between the fish and the reefs they call home.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
May 7, 2019 ~5 min

Climate refugee fish take shelter in shipwrecks

Sunken human-made structures may make great artificial reefs for fish that climate change has dislocated.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
May 7, 2019 ~4 min


Scientists use ‘x-ray vision’ to see how catfish nab prey

The new 3D-imaging technology is so precise that it let scientists track catfish movements with errors equivalent to the width of a human hair.

Mollie Rappe-Brown • futurity
April 17, 2019 ~5 min

Map tracks overlap of sharks, tuna, and ships

A new map that tracks where sharks, tuna, and ships fight for space in the Pacific Ocean could help identify places where vulnerable species may be at risk.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
March 18, 2019 ~5 min

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