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Ancient fish bones reveal how Arctic cod species survived the last ice age

The glacial Arctic Ocean was not a barren ice desert but a breeding ground for the evolution of cold adaptation in marine fish. This is the main conclusion of a new scientific publ...

Antarctic Fish Cells May Offer Clues to Protein-Folding Diseases Like Alzheimer’s

Learn how a new microscope revealed living Antarctic fish cells in detail and why their protein-folding challenges could matter to the human brain.

Convergent latitudinal erosion of circadian systems in a rapidly diversifying order of fishes

by Daniel B. Wright, Yangfan Zhang, Jacob M. Daane Biological clocks allow organisms to anticipate cyclical environmental changes, yet in high-latitude or deep-sea habitats, the d...

6 Marine animals surviving Earth’s harshest environments

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'Pretty cool' fish with see-through head discovered in Fiordland

Using Marmite, what is believed to be a new species of fish has been lured from the depths of Lake Manapouri and Lake Te Anau.

Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why

Antarctic krill serve as a crucial food source for penguins, seals, and whales. They recycle nutrients used by algae. Now researchers say they've found krill in a surprising place:...

Scientists Discover Striking Orange Killifish in the Amazon’s Threatened Forest Pools

A newly identified Amazonian killifish is known from just three disturbed forest pools, prompting researchers to call for habitat protection. In the Brazilian Amazon, researchers h...

Antarctic krill fishery closes months early amid increasing fishing pressure

On Aug. 12, for the second year in a row, the krill fishery in the Southern Ocean closed early after reaching its annual catch limit of 620,000 metric tons. This precautionary quot...

AI maps 39,619 Antarctic icebergs forming ‘picket fence’ that holds sea ice

Scientists Discover a Mysterious Giant Deep-Sea Creature Hiding in Plain Sight for 40 Years

A newly identified giant isopod species offers clues to how these deep-sea crustaceans spread around the world, including a possible return to the Americas via Antarctica. A giant...

Extraordinary immune gene diversity in Atlantic herring exceeds that of other vertebrates, including humans

Atlantic herring travel in massive schools that can contain hundreds of millions—and sometimes even billions—of fish. While this abundance is characteristic of one of the most succ...

Krill fishing and the shifting order at the bottom of the world

In 1864, Tasmania introduced brown trout from England for sport; 162 years later...

Conservation workers are building barriers and clearing waterways to save native Swan galaxias. This tiny fish faces extinction after brown trout were introduced over 160 years ag...

'Junk-food' diet shows this species may also choose convenience over health

In a landmark study, scientists have uncovered that an abundant and vibrant reef animal has had hundreds of its genes change in activity due to life in urbanized areas – and most a...

A 15-Day Window Could Decide the Fate of California’s Most Endangered Salmon

Chinook salmon need cold water during the first weeks of development for their eggs to survive. California’s most endangered salmon now survive as a single population in the Sacram...