Fish

Deepest living fish scooped up, said to be "cute"
By: William Atkins

Scientists have recovered the “deepest ever” living fish at 4.8 miles under the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Film of the fish shows them to be living as a family, and described as very active and "cute."


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U.S. engineers study ancient fish for future body armor
By: William Atkins

A team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers and scientists studied the scales of the dinosaur eel as a possible model for future structural materials. U.S. military officials are interested in the investigation of the fish for futuristic armor for the protection of its soldiers.


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Not all fish are good for you, according to Wake Forest study
By: William Atkins

A study performed by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that farm-raised tilapia has low levels of “healthy” omega-3 fatty acids and very high levels of “unhealthy” omega-6 fatty acids. Check out the two “good” types of fish, as found in the study, and one other “bad” fish.


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I see it now: U.S. scientist shows evolution of flatfish
By: William Atkins

An American evolutionary biologist has finally explained how some strange-looking species of flatfish, such as flounder, came to have both of their eyes on one side of their head. The discovery helps to clarify a missing point in Darwin’s evolutionary theory.


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Brittlestar Volcanica: the search for food
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

A city of tiny "brittlestar" starfish have been found on a huge undersea volcano, waving their "arms" in the water to catch passing by particles of food.


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Bikini bounces back from Big Bomb
By: William Atkins

The largest nuclear weapon ever detonated by the United States was centered at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands (South Pacific Ocean) on March 1, 1954. Fifty-four years later scientists find an abundance of underwater life—but, above ground, only uninhabitable land.

 


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Bears do it, but did you know that fish can hibernate, too?
By: William Atkins

UK researchers have found that an Antarctic fish hibernates during cold winters.      
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