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round goby fish

Environment

Some fish fins are as sensitive to touch as human fingertips

The round goby fish, which lives on the bottom of lakes and seas, has fins that are as sensitive to tactile information as the fingertips of humans and other primates

News

Walking catfish may use their whole body to smell when on land

Life

Walking catfish may use their whole body to smell when on land

News

anglerfish

Environment

Deep-sea anglerfish fuse bodies to mate thanks to an odd immune system

News

fish eggs

Environment

Climate change will make world too hot for 60 per cent of fish species

News

sabre-toothed anchovy

Life

Ancient anchovies were huge and used sabre teeth to eat other fish

News

Seafood

Life

Neanderthals feasted on seafood and nuts according to fossil remains

News

Fish used for sushi now carry 283 times more parasites than in 1980s

Environment

Fish used for sushi now carry 283 times more parasites than in 1980s

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flexible display

Technology

Fish scales turned into flexible and biodegradable electronic displays

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Robots and human diver

Technology

Small robots could help look after salmon without stressing them out

News

Ancient humans in the Sahara ate fish before the lakes dried up

Humans

Ancient humans in the Sahara ate fish before the lakes dried up

As a changing climate dried out the Sahara desert, ancient humans transitioned from eating lots of tilapia and catfish to more mammal-heavy meals

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Environment

Lab-grown meat will be on your plate soon. It won't be what you expect

Features

Life

Seminal fluid, not just sperm, can influence offspring's survival

News

Life

Albatrosses strapped with sensors help spy on illegal fishing boats

News

Life

Ancient shark used its teeth like the blade of a power tool

News